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Isaiah 42:10-25
King James Version
Isaiah 42:10-25
King James Version
10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.
13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant?
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
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Isaiah 42:10-25
New International Version
Isaiah 42:10-25
New International Version
Song of Praise to the Lord
10 Sing(A) to the Lord a new song,(B)
his praise(C) from the ends of the earth,(D)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(E)
you islands,(F) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(G) and its towns raise their voices;
let the settlements where Kedar(H) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(I) sing for joy;
let them shout from the mountaintops.(J)
12 Let them give glory(K) to the Lord
and proclaim his praise(L) in the islands.(M)
13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(N)
like a warrior(O) he will stir up his zeal;(P)
with a shout(Q) he will raise the battle cry
and will triumph over his enemies.(R)
14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(S)
I have been quiet and held myself back.(T)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant.(U)
15 I will lay waste(V) the mountains(W) and hills
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up(X) the pools.
16 I will lead(Y) the blind(Z) by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(AA) before them
and make the rough places smooth.(AB)
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake(AC) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(AD)
will be turned back in utter shame.(AE)
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(AF)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(AG) but my servant,(AH)
and deaf like the messenger(AI) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(AJ) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(AK)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(AL) of his righteousness
to make his law(AM) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(AN) and looted,
all of them trapped in pits(AO)
or hidden away in prisons.(AP)
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;(AQ)
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
23 Which of you will listen to this
or pay close attention(AR) in time to come?
24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
and Israel to the plunderers?(AS)
Was it not the Lord,(AT)
against whom we have sinned?
For they would not follow(AU) his ways;
they did not obey his law.(AV)
25 So he poured out on them his burning anger,(AW)
the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames,(AX) yet they did not understand;(AY)
it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.(AZ)
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