Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant’s Mission
42 “This(A) is My Servant;(B) I strengthen Him,
this is My Chosen One;(C) I delight in Him.(D)
I have put My Spirit on Him;(E)
He will bring justice[a] to the nations.(F)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:1 DSS read His justice
Isaiah 43:10
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10 “You are My witnesses”(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“and My servant whom I have chosen,(B)
so that you may know and believe Me
and understand that I am He.(C)
No god was formed before Me,
and there will be none after Me.(D)
Isaiah 43:20
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20 The animals of the field will honor Me,
jackals and ostriches,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,(A)
to give drink to My chosen people.
Isaiah 44:1-2
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Spiritual Blessing
44 “And now listen, Jacob My servant,
Israel whom I have chosen.(A)
2 This is the word of the Lord
your Maker who formed you from the womb;
He[a] will help you:
Do not fear; Jacob is My servant;
I have chosen Jeshurun.[b](B)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:2 Lit from the womb, and He
- Isaiah 44:2 = Upright One, referring to Israel
Isaiah 45:4
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4 I call you by your name,
because of Jacob My servant(A)
and Israel My chosen one.
I give a name to you,
though you do not know Me.
Isaiah 49:7
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7 This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer(A) of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,[a](B)
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and stand up,
and princes[b] will bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel(C)—and He has chosen you.”(D)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:7 Or by the nation
- Isaiah 49:7 Lit princes and they
Isaiah 65:9
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9 I will produce descendants from Jacob,(A)
and heirs to My mountains from Judah;
My chosen(B) ones will possess it,
and My servants will dwell there.(C)
Isaiah 65:15
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15 You will leave your name behind
as a curse for My chosen ones,(A)
and the Lord God will kill you;
but He will give His servants another name.(B)
Isaiah 65:22
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22 They will not build and others live in them;
they will not plant and others eat.
For My people’s lives will be
like the lifetime of a tree.(A)
My chosen ones will fully enjoy
the work of their hands.
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