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Isaiah 42:1-4

The Lord's special Servant

42:1There are four parts of Isaiah's book which have ‘Songs about the Servant’. In these songs, the Servant is God's special Messiah. The songs are in Isaiah 42:1-4; 49:1-6; 50:4-9; -53:12.

1 ‘Here is my servant.

I give him strength.

I have chosen him.

He makes me very happy.

I have put my Spirit on him.

He will bring justice to the nations.

2 He will not cry out.

He will not shout.

He will not speak loudly in the streets.

3 He will not hurt weak people,

like someone who breaks a weak reed.

He will not destroy helpless people,

like someone who puts out a weak flame.

He will be kind to people,

and he will judge them in a fair way.

4 He will remain strong and brave,

until he brings justice to the whole world.

People who are in lands far away

will wait for him to teach them.’