Isaías 42:2-12

2 No clamará ni alzará su voz, ni hará oír su voz en la calle.

3 No quebrará la caña cascada, ni apagará el pabilo mortecino; con fidelidad traerá justicia.

4 No se desanimará ni desfallecerá hasta que haya establecido en la tierra la justicia, y su ley esperarán las costas.

5 Así dice Dios el SEÑOR, que crea los cielos y los extiende, que afirma la tierra y lo que de ella brota, que da aliento al pueblo que hay en ella, y espíritu a los que por ella andan:

6 Yo soy el SEÑOR, en justicia te he llamado; te sostendré por la mano y por ti velaré, y te pondré como pacto para el pueblo, como luz para las naciones,

7 para que abras los ojos a los ciegos, para que saques de la cárcel a los presos, y de la prisión a los que moran en tinieblas.

8 Yo soy el SEÑOR, ése es mi nombre; mi gloria a otro no daré, ni mi alabanza a imágenes talladas.

9 He aquí, las cosas anteriores se han cumplido, y yo anuncio cosas nuevas; antes que sucedan, os las anuncio.

10 Cantad al SEÑOR un cántico nuevo, cantad su alabanza desde los confines de la tierra, los que descendéis al mar y cuanto hay en él, las islas y sus moradores.

11 Levanten la voz el desierto y sus ciudades, las aldeas donde habita Cedar. Canten de júbilo los habitantes de Sela, desde las cimas de los montes griten de alegría.

12 Den gloria al SEÑOR, y proclamen en las costas su alabanza.

Isaías 42:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 42

This chapter begins with a prophecy concerning the Messiah, under the character of the servant of the Lord, and his elect, whom he supported, and was well pleased with; whose work is pointed at, and for which he was well qualified with the Spirit without measure, Isa 42:1 and is described by his humility and meekness, Isa 42:2, by his tenderness to weak and ignorant persons, Isa 42:3 and by his courage and resolution, Isa 42:4 then follow his call to his work, and the several parts of it, introduced with setting forth the greatness of God that called him, as the Creator of the heavens and of the earth, and of men upon it, Isa 42:5-7, whose name is Jehovah, and whose glory is incommunicable to a creature, and whose knowledge reaches to future things, which are predicted by him, Isa 42:8,9, and then Gentiles are called upon to praise the Lord, and give glory to him, partly for the above promises concerning the Messiah, Isa 42:10-12, and partly for the destruction of his enemies, Isa 42:13-15, and also for his gracious regard to such who had been blind and ignorant, Isa 42:16, the confusion of idolaters is prophesied of, and an exhortation is given them to make use of the means of light and knowledge, Isa 42:17,18, and the blindness, ignorance, and stupidity of the Jews, are exposed, though there was a remnant among them with whom the Lord was well pleased, for the sake of the righteousness of his Son, Isa 42:19-21, but as for the body of the people, they were to be given up to the spoilers and robbers for their sins and disobedience, and be the butt of the divine wrath and vengeance, Isa 42:22-24.