Isaiah 42:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
Isaiah 42:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 42:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 42:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness. I will hold your hand. I will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations,”
Isaiah 42:6 — World English Bible
Isaiah 42:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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; ”
Isaiah 42:6 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 42:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Isaiah 42:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 42:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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, ”
Isaiah 42:6 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 42:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I the Lord haue called thee in righteousnesse, and will hold thine hand, and I will keepe thee, and giue thee for a couenant of the people, and for a light of the Gentiles,”
Isaiah 42:6 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 42:6 in Context — Isaiah 42
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5 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:
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;
7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
8 I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
What Does Isaiah 42:6 Mean?
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