Isaiah 42:6

6 “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,

Isaiah 42:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 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;
ESV
6 "I am the LORD; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,
NLT
6 “I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations.
MSG
6 "I am God. I have called you to live right and well. I have taken responsibility for you, kept you safe. I have set you among my people to bind them to me, and provided you as a lighthouse to the nations,
CSB
6 "I, the Lord, have called you for a righteous [purpose], and I will hold you by your hand. I will keep you, and I make you a covenant for the people [and] a light to the nations,

Isaiah 42:6 In-Context

4 he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
5 This is what God the LORD says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
7 to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
8 “I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.

Cross References 7

  • 1. Exodus 31:2; S Judges 4:10; Isaiah 41:9-10; Isaiah 43:1
  • 2. Isaiah 45:24; Jeremiah 23:6; Daniel 9:7
  • 3. Isaiah 41:13; Isaiah 45:1
  • 4. Isaiah 26:3; Isaiah 27:3
  • 5. Isaiah 49:8; Isaiah 54:10; Isaiah 59:21; Isaiah 61:8; Jeremiah 31:31; Jeremiah 32:40; Malachi 3:1; S Luke 22:20
  • 6. S Isaiah 9:2
  • 7. S Isaiah 26:18; S Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47
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