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Isaiah 42:6-7 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 42 · verses 6–7 · King James Version
6I 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; 7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.Isaiah 42:6-7 · King James Version
Isaiah 42:6-7 in context
4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
5Thus 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:
6I 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;
7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
8I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Cross references
- Luke 2:32
- John 8:12
- Isaiah 49:8
- Isaiah 26:3
- Acts 13:47
- Isaiah 49:6
- 1 Peter 2:9
- Isaiah 60:1-3
- Ephesians 1:17-18
- Isaiah 61:1
- Isaiah 35:5
- Isaiah 49:9
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- prisonersʼaççîyr{boundH616 →
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- darknesschôshekthe darkH2822 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- prisonmaçgêra fastenerH4525 →
- prisonkeleʼa prisonH3608 →
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