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1 Behold my servant, I will hold fast in him; my chosen, my soul delighted; I gave my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the nations. 2 He shall not cry, and be shall not lift up, and he shall not cause his voice to be heard without. 3 A broken reed he shall not break, and bedimmed flax shall he not quench it: he shall bring forth judgment to truth. 4 He shall not be weak, and he shall not break, till he shall set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law: 5 Thus said God Jehovah, creating the heavens and stretching them out; and spreading out the earth and its productions; giving breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those going upon it: 6 I Jehovah called thee in justice, and I will hold by thy hand, and I will guard thee and give thee for a covenant of the people, for the light of the nations, 7 To open the eyes of the blind, to bring forth the bound out of prison, those sitting in darkness out of the house of the prison. 8 I Jehovah, this my name: and my glory I will not give to another, and my praise to carved images. 9 The first things, behold, they came, and new things I announce: before they shall spring up I will cause you to hear. 10 Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, and his praise from the extremity of the earth, ye going down to the sea, and its fulness; the isles and their inhabitants. 11 The desert and its cities shall lift up, the enclosures shall Kedar inhabit: they inhabiting the rock shall shout for joy, from the head of the mountains they shall shout for joy. 12 They shall set glory to Jehovah, and they shall announce his praise in the islands. Isaiah 42:1-12, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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