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Read Full Chapter (Isaiah 42) Isaiah 42:1-3 KJV
"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 shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth."
Isaiah Chapter 42, Verse 1-3
Isaiah 42:1-3 in Context (Verses 1–6 KJV)
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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.
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He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
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A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.**
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He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.*
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¶ 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:
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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;