Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
for a righteous purpose,
and I will hold You by Your hand.
I will keep You and appoint You
to be a covenant for the people
and a light to the nations,
New American Standard Bible
I will also
And I will appoint You as a
As a
King James Version
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;
International Standard Version
"I've called you in righteousness. I'll take hold of your hand. I'll preserve you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, as a light for the nations,
A Conservative Version
I, LORD, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles,
American Standard Version
I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
Amplified
“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),
Bible in Basic English
I the Lord have made you the vessel of my purpose, I have taken you by the hand, and kept you safe, and I have given you to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations:
Darby Translation
I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will take hold of thy hand; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the nations,
Julia Smith Translation
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,
King James 2000
I the LORD have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant to the people, for a light to the Gentiles;
Lexham Expanded Bible
"I [am] Yahweh; I have called you in righteousness, and I have grasped your hand and watched over you; and I have given you as a covenant of [the] people, as a light of [the] nations,
Modern King James verseion
I Jehovah have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand, and will keep You, and give You for a covenant of the people, for a Light of the nations;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and led thee by the hand. Therefore will I also defend thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, and to be the light of the Gentiles.
NET Bible
"I, the Lord, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations,
New Heart English Bible
"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;
The Emphasized Bible
I - Yahweh, have called thee in righteousness, And will firmly grasp thy hand, - And will keep thee And give thee - As the covenant of a people, As the light of nations:
Webster
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
World English Bible
"I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;
Youngs Literal Translation
I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations.
Themes
Blindness » The lord opening the eyes of the blind
Bondage, spiritual » Deliverance from, promised
Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
The Covenant » Christ, the substance of
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Gentiles » Christ given as a light to
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Christ, the saviour
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Christ the chief of
Jesus Christ » Names of » Covenant of the people
Jesus Christ » Names of » Light to the gentiles
Topics
Interlinear
Qara'
Tsedeq
Chazaq
Yad
Natsar
Nathan
B@riyth
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 42:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Mission Of Yahweh's Servant
5
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it
and life
for a righteous purpose,
and I will hold You by Your hand.
I will keep You and appoint You
to be a covenant for the people
and a light to the nations,
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 2:32
and glory to Your people Israel.
Isaiah 49:6
“It is not enough for you to be My Servant
raising up the tribes of Jacob
and restoring the protected ones of Israel.
I will also make you a light for the nations,
to be My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Isaiah 49:8
This is what the Lord says:
and I will help you in the day of salvation.
I will keep you, and I will appoint you
to be a covenant for the people,
to restore the land,
to make them possess the desolate inheritances,
Jeremiah 23:5-6
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David.
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Acts 13:47
For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
a light for the Gentiles
to bring salvation
to the ends
Psalm 45:6-7
the scepter of Your
Isaiah 41:13
hold your right hand
and say to you: Do not fear,
I will help you.
Isaiah 42:1
this is My Chosen One;
I have put My Spirit on Him;
He will bring justice
Isaiah 43:1
the One who created you, Jacob,
and the One who formed you, Israel
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name; you are Mine.
Acts 26:23
that the Messiah must suffer, and that as the first to rise from the dead, He would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
Isaiah 26:3
in perfect peace,
for it is trusting in You.
Isaiah 32:1
and rulers will rule justly.
Isaiah 45:13
and will level all roads for him.
He will rebuild My city,
and set My exiles free,
not for a price or a bribe,”
says the Lord of Hosts.
Isaiah 49:1-3
distant peoples, pay attention.
The Lord called
He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.
Isaiah 51:4-5
and listen to Me, My nation;
for instruction will come from Me,
and My justice for a light to the nations.
I will bring it about quickly.
Isaiah 60:1-3
and the glory of the Lord shines over you.
Jeremiah 33:15-16
I will cause a Righteous Branch
to sprout up for David,
and He will administer justice
and righteousness in the land.
Matthew 26:28
Luke 1:69-72
in the house of His servant David,
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again:
Romans 3:25-26
God presented Him as a propitiation
Romans 15:8-9
For I say that the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised
2 Corinthians 1:20
For every one of God’s promises
Galatians 3:15-17
Brothers, I’m using a human illustration.
Hebrews 1:8-9
but to
is forever and ever,
and the scepter of Your kingdom
is a scepter of justice.
Hebrews 7:2
first, his name means king of righteousness,
then also, king of Salem,
meaning king of peace;
Hebrews 7:26
For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
Hebrews 8:6
But Jesus has now obtained a superior ministry, and to that degree He is the mediator
Hebrews 9:15
Therefore, He is the mediator
Hebrews 12:24
to Jesus (mediator
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus—the great Shepherd of the sheep
1 Peter 2:9
a holy nation,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.