The Ideal Servant Jehovah
Isaiah 42:1-17
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit on him…


That mysterious form of the ideal servant of Jehovah, which seems, as we read, to shift and change its aspect, was to Israel what the "colossal man" of the idealist is to humanity at large

(E. H. Plumptre, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: "Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.




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