Commentary on Isaiah Volume 2 John Calvin
Chapter 42
CHAPTER 42
Isaiah 42:1-25 1. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
1. Ecce servus meus, innitar illi, (vel, suffulciam ipsum) electus meus, in quo sibi placuit anima mea. Posui Spiritum meum super eum; judicium Gentibus proferet.
2. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
2. Non clamabit, neque attollet, neque audire faciet in plateis vocem suam.
3. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
3. Arundinem quassatam non perfringet, nec linum fumans extinguet; in veritate proferet judicium.
4. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
4. Non deficiet, neque frangetur, donec ponat in terra judicium; et legem ejus insulae expectabunt.
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:
5. Sic dicit Deus (vel, potens) Iehova, creator coelorum, et expandens cos, dilatans terram, et germina ejus; dans flatum populo in ea habitanti, et spiritum ambulantibus in ea.