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"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

"He will not cry out nor raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street.

He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

"A bent reed He will not break off And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

"He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

This is what God the LORD says, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it:

Thus saith God the Lord , he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

"I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations,

I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

"I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to idols.

I am the Lord : that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

"Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they sprout I proclaim them to you."

Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Sing to the LORD a new song, Sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it; You islands, and those who live on them.

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.

Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, The settlements which Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.

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.

Let them give glory to the LORD And declare His praise in the coastlands.

Let them give glory unto the Lord , and declare his praise in the islands.

The LORD will go out like a warrior, He will stir His zeal like a man of war. He will shout, indeed, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.

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.

"I 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 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.

"I will lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will turn the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds.

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.

"I will lead those who are blind by a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them And uneven land into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not leave them undone."

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.

They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame, Who trust in idols, Who say to cast metal images, "You are our gods."

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.

Hear, you who are deaf! And look, you who are blind, so that you may see.

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

Who is blind but My servant, Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is so blind as one who is at peace with Me, Or so blind as the servant of the LORD?

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?

You have seen many things, but you do not retain them; Your ears are open, but no one hears.

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

The LORD was pleased for His righteousness' sake To make the Law great and glorious.

The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

But this is a people plundered and pillaged; All of them are trapped in caves, Or are hidden away in prisons; They have become plunder, with no one to save them, And spoils with no one to say, "Give them back!"

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.

Who among you will listen to this? Who will pay attention and listen in the time to come?

Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

Who gave Jacob up for spoils, and Israel to plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned, And in whose ways they were not willing to walk, And whose Law they did not obey?

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.

So He poured out on him the heat of His anger And the fierceness of battle; And it set him aflame all around, Yet he did not recognize it; And it burned him, but he paid no attention.

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.