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he will magnify the law, and make <i>it</i> honourable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law and make <i>it</i> honorable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the Law great and glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased for His righteousness&#8217 sake To make the law great and glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the law great and glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh was pleased for His righteousness’ sake That He make the law great and majestic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the law great and prove to be glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of his righteousness, the LORD was pleased to magnify his instruction and make it glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased, because of His righteousness, to magnify His instruction and make it glorious. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD always does right, and so he wanted his Law to be greatly praised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honourable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is pleased because he does what is right. He praises the greatness of his teachings and makes them glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is a God who is eager to save, so he exalted his laws and teachings, and he wanted his people to honor them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased, for the sake of his vindication, that he should magnify his Law and make it glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law and make it honorable. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH has delight for the sake of His righteousness, "" He magnifies law, and makes honorable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah was pleased for sake of his justice; he will magnify the law and make glorious.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and exalt it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It was the LORD’s will for the sake of his justice to make his teaching great and glorious. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness, to magnify his teaching and make it glorious.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law and make it honorable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH was pleased because of his righteousness, that he would magnify the Law and glorify it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, To make the teaching great and glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord God has taken counsel that he might be justified, and might magnify <i>his</i> praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/42-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9308" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">Israel is Deaf and Blind</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: ḥā·p̄êṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">was pleased,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">for the sake of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="6664: ṣiḏ·qōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Rightness, righteousness. From tsadaq; the right; also equity or prosperity.">His righteousness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1431.htm" title="1431: yaḡ·dîl (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To grow up, become great. A primitive root; properly, to twist, i.e. To be large.">to magnify</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·rāh (N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">His law</a> <a href="/hebrew/142.htm" title="142: wə·ya’·dîr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3ms) -- Wide, great. A primitive root; to expand, i.e. Be great or magnificent.">and make it glorious.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>But this is a people plundered and looted, all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them, and loot with no one to say, “Send them back!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-31.htm">Romans 3:31</a></span><br />Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-4.htm">Romans 10:4</a></span><br />For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-24.htm">Galatians 3:24</a></span><br />So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-7.htm">Hebrews 10:7-9</a></span><br />Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” / In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law). / Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-15.htm">Matthew 3:15</a></span><br />“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></span><br />For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Romans 8:3-4</a></span><br />For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, / so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-8.htm">Philippians 2:8</a></span><br />And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a></span><br />And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a></span><br />I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Psalm 119:97</a></span><br />Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.</p><p class="hdg">well</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24-27</a></b></br> Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Isaiah 46:12,13</a></b></br> Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that <i>are</i> far from righteousness: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-16.htm">Psalm 71:16,19</a></b></br> I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, <i>even</i> of thine only… </p><p class="hdg">he will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a></b></br> I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law <i>is</i> within my heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/3-15.htm">Matthew 3:15</a></b></br> And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer <i>it to be so</i> now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-20</a></b></br> Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil… </p><p class="hdg">it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/13-31.htm">John 13:31,32</a></b></br> Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-4.htm">John 17:4,5</a></b></br> I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Honorable</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-9.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-4.htm">Law</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-16.htm">Magnified</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-23.htm">Magnifieth</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-15.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-2.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-4.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Glorious</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Honorable</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-7.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-4.htm">Honourable</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Law</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Magnified</a> <a href="/daniel/11-37.htm">Magnifieth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-13.htm">Magnify</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-24.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-8.htm">Righteousness</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">God's promise unto him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">God will manifest himself, and check idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">He reproves the people of incredulity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/42.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD was pleased</b><br>This phrase indicates God's delight and satisfaction. In the context of Isaiah, it reflects God's sovereign will and purpose. The pleasure of the LORD is often associated with His plans and purposes being fulfilled (<a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a>). It underscores the idea that God's actions are not arbitrary but are rooted in His divine pleasure and purpose.<p><b>for the sake of His righteousness</b><br>God's righteousness is a central theme throughout the Bible, representing His moral perfection and justice. In Isaiah, God's righteousness often involves His faithfulness to His covenant and His commitment to justice and salvation (<a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Isaiah 46:13</a>). This phrase suggests that God's actions are motivated by His inherent righteousness, ensuring that His law and purposes align with His holy nature.<p><b>to magnify His law</b><br>The law here refers to God's commandments and instructions given to His people. To "magnify" the law means to elevate its importance and make it more widely understood and respected. This can be seen in the context of the coming of Christ, who fulfilled the law and expanded its understanding (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>). The magnification of the law also points to the prophetic role of the Messiah, who would embody and teach God's perfect law.<p><b>and make it glorious</b><br>Making the law glorious implies revealing its true beauty and worth. In the biblical context, the law was not just a set of rules but a reflection of God's character and a guide for righteous living. The glory of the law is fully realized in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, who exemplifies and fulfills the law's intent (<a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">2 Corinthians 3:7-11</a>). This transformation from the written code to the living Word highlights the law's ultimate purpose in leading people to a deeper relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is righteous and just. He is the central figure in this passage, emphasizing His desire to uphold His law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages to the people of Israel. He is the author of the book and serves as a mouthpiece for God's revelations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God to be His people, often addressed in Isaiah's prophecies. They are the recipients of God's law and His promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law (Torah)</a></b><br>Refers to God's commandments and instructions given to Israel. In this context, it is something God desires to magnify and make glorious.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteousness.htm">Righteousness</a></b><br>A key attribute of God, reflecting His moral perfection and justice. It is for the sake of His righteousness that God acts to magnify His law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteousness_and_his_law.htm">God's Righteousness and His Law</a></b><br>God's actions are always aligned with His righteousness. His desire to magnify the law is rooted in His perfect nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_god's_law.htm">The Glory of God's Law</a></b><br>The law is not just a set of rules but a reflection of God's character. It is glorious because it reveals His holiness and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_in_christ.htm">Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>Jesus Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of the law, embodying its principles and magnifying its glory through His life and sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_out_god's_law.htm">Living Out God's Law</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to live in a way that reflects the glory of God's law, not through legalism but through the Spirit's empowerment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law_today.htm">The Role of the Law Today</a></b><br>While we are not under the law as a means of salvation, it still serves as a guide to understanding God's will and character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_was_nehemiah_written.htm">What does it mean Jesus became sin for us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_forgive_satan.htm">Is Israel a guiding light to the Gentiles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_righteousness_apart_from_law.htm">(Romans 3:21-22) How do we reconcile the idea of being made righteous 'apart from the law' with Old Testament passages that emphasize strict adherence to the law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_yahwism_or_a_yahwist.htm">What is Yahwism or a Yahwist?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">The Lord is well pleased . . .</span>--The tenses require a change: <span class= "ital">The Lord was well pleased <span class= "bld">. . .</span></span> <span class= "ital">He made His law great and glorious. </span>This had been His purpose, and he had not failed in it. He had done all that it was possible to do. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm" title="What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? why, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?">Isaiah 5:4</a>; <a href="/romans/9-4.htm" title="Who are Israelites; to whom pertains the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;">Romans 9:4</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord is well pleased</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the Lord was pleased</span>, or <span class="accented">it pleased the Lord. <span class="cmt_word"></span>For his righteousness' sake</span>; "because of his own perfect righteousness." <span class="cmt_word">He will magnify the Law</span>; rather, <span class="accented">to magnify the Law -</span> to set it forth in its greatness and its glory before his people. It is not the original giving of the Law at Sinai only that is meant, but also its constant inculcation by a long series of prophets. Israel's experience (ver. 29) had included all this; but they had not profited by the instruction addressed to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/42-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was pleased</span><br /><span class="heb">חָפֵ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·p̄êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm">Strong's 2654: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the sake of</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֣עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His righteousness,</span><br /><span class="heb">צִדְק֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiḏ·qōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm">Strong's 6664: </a> </span><span class="str2">The right, equity, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to magnify</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגְדִּ֥יל</span> <span class="translit">(yaḡ·dîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1431.htm">Strong's 1431: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grow up, become great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His law</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and make it glorious.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya’·dîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To expand, be great, magnificent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/42-21.htm">Isaiah 42:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/42-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:21 It pleased Yahweh for his righteousness' sake (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/42-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 42:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 42:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>