1 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations,
2 Not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,
4 Until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching.
5 Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spreads out the earth with its crops, Who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk on it:
6 I, the LORD, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations,
7 To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
8 I am the LORD, this is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols.
9 See, the earlier things have come to pass, new ones I now foretell; Before they spring into being, I announce them to you.
10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the end of the earth: Let the sea and what fills it resound, the coastlands, and those who dwell in them.
11 Let the steppe and its cities cry out, the villages where Kedar dwells; Let the inhabitants of Sela exult, and shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the LORD, and utter his praise in the coastlands.
13 The LORD goes forth like a hero, like a warrior he stirs up his ardor; He shouts out his battle cry, against his enemies he shows his might:
14 I have looked away, and kept silence, I have said nothing, holding myself in; But now, I cry out as a woman in labor, gasping and panting.
15 I will lay waste mountains and hills, all their herbage I will dry up; I will turn the rivers into marshes, and the marshes I will dry up.
16 I will lead the blind on their journey; by paths unknown I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them, and make crooked ways straight. These things I do for them, and I will not forsake them.
17 They shall be turned back in utter shame who trust in idols; Who say to molten images, "You are our gods."
18 You who are deaf, listen, you who are blind, look and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant, or deaf like the messenger I send?
20 You see many things without taking note; your ears are open, but without hearing.
21 Though it pleased the LORD in his justice to make his law great and glorious,
22 This is a people despoiled and plundered, all of them trapped in holes, hidden away in prisons. They are taken as booty, with no one to rescue them, as spoil, with no one to demand their return.
23 Who of you gives ear to this? Who listens and pays heed for the time to come?
24 Who was it that gave Jacob to be plundered, Israel to the despoilers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? In his ways they refused to walk, his law they disobeyed.
25 So he poured out wrath upon them, his anger, and the fury of battle; It blazed round about them, yet they did not realize, it burned them, but they took it not to heart.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 42:
Chapter 42 of Isaiah begins with the prophecy of a servant chosen by God, who would bring justice to the nations and light to the peoples. He would be kind and compassionate, would not give up until justice was established on Earth. Next, five verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 42:
Psalm 72:1-2: "O God, give the king your judgments and your righteousness to the Son of the King. He will judge your people with righteousness and your poor with equity." This psalm talks about the justice and equity that the king must have to govern the people wisely.
John 12:46: "I am the light that came to the world, that everyone who believes in me does not remain in darkness." Jesus identifies himself as the light of the world, which would bring truth and hope to people.
Matthew 12:18-21: "Here is my servant, who I chose, my beloved, in whom my soul is pleased. No one will hear your voice on the streets. The track cane will not break, nor erase the wick that smokes until you win justice. " This passage cites the prophecy of Isaiah 42, which is applied to Jesus as the servant chosen by God.
Ephesians 4:1-3: "I therefore, prisoner of the Lord, pray you that you are worthy of the vocation with which you were called, with all humility and meekness, with long-term, enduring one another in love, trying to keep the unity of the Spirit by the bond of peace. " This verse talks about the need to act with humility and meekness, virtues that are also attributed to the servant of Isaiah 42.
1 Peter 2:23: "Which, when they insulted him, did not insult, and when he had a bass he did not threaten, but he surrendered to the one who judges precisely." This verse describes the peaceful and just attitude that the servant of Isaiah 42 should have, and was also exemplified by Jesus in his earthly life.
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