Isaiah

Isaiah 42:6–7

6“I, the LORD, have called you

for a righteous purpose,

and I will take hold of your hand.

I will keep you and appoint you

to be a covenant for the people

and a light to the nations,

7to open the eyes of the blind,

to bring prisoners out of the dungeon

and those sitting in darkness

out from the prison house.

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Isaiah 42:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iאֲנִ֧י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
have called youקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽqə·rā·ṯî·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
for a righteous purposeבְצֶ֖דֶקḇə·ṣe·ḏeqPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6664 rightness, righteousness
and I will take holdוְאַחְזֵ֣קwə·’aḥ·zêqConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - first person common singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
of your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbə·yā·ḏe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand
I will keep youוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗wə·’eṣ·ṣā·rə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5341 watch, guard, keep
and appoint youוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛wə·’et·ten·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to be a covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliḇ·rîṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH1285 covenant
for the peopleעָ֖ם‘āmNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
and a lightלְא֥וֹרlə·’ō·wrPreposition-l; Noun - common singular constructH216 light
to the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃gō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people

Isaiah 42:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
to openלִפְקֹ֖חַlip̄·qō·aḥPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6491 open
the eyesעֵינַ֣יִם‘ê·na·yimNoun - cdH5869 eye
of the blindעִוְר֑וֹת‘iw·rō·wṯAdjective - feminine pluralH5787 blind
to bringלְהוֹצִ֤יאlə·hō·w·ṣîPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH3318 go or come out
prisonersאַסִּ֔יר’as·sîrNoun - masculine singularH616 prisoners
out of the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mim·mas·gêrPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH4525 locksmith, smith
and those sittingיֹ֥שְׁבֵיyō·šə·ḇêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ḥō·šeḵNoun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
out from the prisonכֶּ֖לֶאke·leNoun - masculine singularH3608 confinement, restraint, imprisonment
houseמִבֵּ֥יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house

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Isaiah 42:6 John 8:12 · Luke 2:32 · Isaiah 26:3 · Acts 13:47 · Isaiah 49:8 · Isaiah 49:6 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Isaiah 60:1–3 · Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Hebrews 13:20 · Acts 26:23 · Isaiah 51:4–5

Isaiah 42:7 Ephesians 1:17–18 · Isaiah 61:1 · Isaiah 49:9 · Isaiah 35:5 · 2 Timothy 2:26 · Hebrews 2:14–15 · Matthew 11:5 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Luke 24:45 · Luke 4:18–21 · Revelation 3:18 · John 9:39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.