" aBehold, My bServant
, whom I 1uphold
; My cchosen
one in whom My dsoul
delights
. I have put
My eSpirit
upon Him; He will bring
forth
fjustice
to the 2nations
.
"He will not cry out or raise
His voice, Nor
make
His voice
heard
in the street
.
"A bruised reed
He will not break
And a dimly
burning wick
He will not extinguish
; He will faithfully
bring
forth
ajustice
.
"He will not be adisheartened or crushed
Until
He has established
justice
in the earth
; And the bcoastlands
will wait
expectantly
for His 1law
."
Thus says
God
the LORD
, Who acreated
the heavens
and bstretched
them out, Who spread
out the cearth
and its 1offspring
, Who dgives
breath
to the people
on it And spirit
to those who walk
in it,
"I am the LORD, I have acalled
You in righteousness
, I will also bhold
You by the hand
and cwatch
over You, And I will appoint
You as a dcovenant
to the people
, As a elight
to the nations
,
To aopen blind
eyes
, To bbring
out prisoners
from the dungeon
And those who dwell
in darkness
from the prison
.
" aI am the LORD, that is bMy name
; I will not give
My cglory
to another
, Nor
My praise
to 1graven
images
.
"Behold, the aformer
things
have come
to pass
, Now I declare
bnew
things
; Before
they spring
forth
I proclaim
them to you."
Sing to the LORD
a anew
song
, Sing His praise
from the bend
of the earth
! cYou who go
down
to the sea
, and dall
that is in it. You eislands
, and those who dwell
on them.
Let the awilderness and its cities
lift
up their voices, The settlements
where bKedar
inhabits
. Let the inhabitants
of cSela
sing
aloud
, Let them shout
for joy
from the tops
of the dmountains
.
Let them agive glory
to the LORD
And declare
His praise
in the bcoastlands
.
aThe LORD will go
forth
like a warrior
, He will arouse
His bzeal
like a man
of war
. He will utter
a shout
, yes
, He will raise
a war
cry
. He will cprevail
against
His enemies
.
" aI have kept silent
for a long
time
, I have kept
still
and restrained
Myself. Now like a woman in labor
I will groan
, I will both
gasp
and pant
.
"I will alay waste
the mountains
and hills
And wither
all
their vegetation
; I will bmake
the rivers
into coastlands
And dry
up the ponds
.
"I will alead the blind
by a way
they do not know
, In paths
they do not know
I will guide
them. I will bmake
darkness
into light
before
them And crugged
places
into plains
. These
are the things
I will do
, And I will dnot leave
them undone
."
They will be turned back
and be autterly
put
to shame
, Who trust
in 1idols
, Who say
to molten
images
, "You are our gods
."
aHear, you deaf
! And look
, you blind
, that you may see
.
Who is blind
but My aservant
, Or so deaf
as My bmessenger
whom I send
? Who
is so blind
as he that is 1 cat peace
with Me, Or so blind
as the servant
of the LORD
?
aYou have seen many
things
, but you do not observe
them; Your ears
are open
, but none
hears
.
The LORD was pleased
for His righteousness'
sake
To make
the law
agreat
and glorious
.
But this is a people
plundered
and despoiled
; All
of them are atrapped
in 1caves
, Or are bhidden
away in prisons
; They have become
a prey
with none
to deliver
them, And a spoil
, with none
to say
, "Give
them back
!"
Who among you will give
ear
to this
? Who will give
heed
and listen
hereafter
?
Who gave
Jacob
up for spoil
, and Israel
to plunderers
? Was it not the LORD
, against whom
we have sinned
, And in whose ways
they awere not willing
to walk
, And whose law
they did not bobey
?
So He poured out on him the heat
of His anger
And the afierceness
of battle
; And it set
him aflame
all
around
, Yet he did not recognize
it; And it burned
him, but he 1 bpaid
no
attention
.