Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious. New Living Translation Because he is righteous, the LORD has exalted his glorious law. English Standard Version The LORD was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious. Berean Standard Bible The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious. King James Bible The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. New King James Version The LORD is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable. New American Standard Bible The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the Law great and glorious. NASB 1995 The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the law great and glorious. NASB 1977 The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the law great and glorious. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh was pleased for His righteousness’ sake That He make the law great and majestic. Amplified Bible The LORD was pleased for His righteousness’ sake To make the law great and prove to be glorious. Christian Standard Bible Because of his righteousness, the LORD was pleased to magnify his instruction and make it glorious. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD was pleased, because of His righteousness, to magnify His instruction and make it glorious. American Standard Version It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable. Contemporary English Version The LORD always does right, and so he wanted his Law to be greatly praised. English Revised Version It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honourable. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD is pleased because he does what is right. He praises the greatness of his teachings and makes them glorious. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version The LORD was pleased, for the sake of his vindication, that he should magnify his Law and make it glorious. Majority Standard Bible The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious. NET Bible The LORD wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it. New Heart English Bible It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable. World English Bible It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law and make it honorable. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH has delight for the sake of His righteousness, "" He magnifies law, and makes honorable. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah was pleased for sake of his justice; he will magnify the law and make glorious. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and exalt it. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him. New American Bible It was the LORD’s will for the sake of his justice to make his teaching great and glorious. New Revised Standard Version The LORD was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness, to magnify his teaching and make it glorious. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law and make it honorable. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH was pleased because of his righteousness, that he would magnify the Law and glorify it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD was pleased, for His righteousness' sake, To make the teaching great and glorious. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord God has taken counsel that he might be justified, and might magnify his praise. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel is Deaf and Blind…20Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.” 21The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious. 22But 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!”… Cross References Matthew 5:17-18 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. Romans 3:31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law. Romans 10:4 For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes. Galatians 3:24 So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Hebrews 10:7-9 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. Matthew 3:15 “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him. John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Romans 8:3-4 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. Philippians 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. Hebrews 8:10 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. Jeremiah 31:33 “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. Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Psalm 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” Deuteronomy 30:6 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. Psalm 119:97 Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation. Treasury of Scripture The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable. well Isaiah 1:24-27 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: … Isaiah 46:12,13 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: … Psalm 71:16,19 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only… he will Psalm 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Matthew 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. Matthew 5:17-20 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil… it. John 13:31,32 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him… John 17:4,5 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do… Jump to Previous Delight Glorious Great Honorable Honour Honourable Law Magnified Magnifieth Magnify Maketh Pleased Pleasure Righteousness Sake TeachingJump to Next Delight Glorious Great Honorable Honour Honourable Law Magnified Magnifieth Magnify Maketh Pleased Pleasure Righteousness Sake TeachingIsaiah 42 1. The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.5. God's promise unto him. 10. An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel 13. God will manifest himself, and check idolatry 18. He reproves the people of incredulity. The LORD was pleased 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 (Isaiah 53:10). It underscores the idea that God's actions are not arbitrary but are rooted in His divine pleasure and purpose. for the sake of His righteousness to magnify His law and make it glorious Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)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. 2. Isaiah 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. 3. Israel 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. 4. The Law (Torah) Refers to God's commandments and instructions given to Israel. In this context, it is something God desires to magnify and make glorious. 5. Righteousness 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. Teaching Points God's Righteousness and His LawGod's actions are always aligned with His righteousness. His desire to magnify the law is rooted in His perfect nature. The Glory of God's Law 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. Fulfillment in Christ Jesus Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of the law, embodying its principles and magnifying its glory through His life and sacrifice. Living Out God's Law 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. The Role of the Law Today 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.(21) The Lord is well pleased . . .--The tenses require a change: The Lord was well pleased . . . He made His law great and glorious. This had been His purpose, and he had not failed in it. He had done all that it was possible to do. (Comp. Isaiah 5:4; Romans 9:4.)Verse 21. - The Lord is well pleased; rather, the Lord was pleased, or it pleased the Lord. For his righteousness' sake; "because of his own perfect righteousness." He will magnify the Law; rather, to magnify the Law - 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. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel was pleased חָפֵ֖ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire for the sake of לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent His righteousness, צִדְק֑וֹ (ṣiḏ·qōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity to magnify יַגְדִּ֥יל (yaḡ·dîl) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great His law תּוֹרָ֖ה (tō·w·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law and make it glorious. וְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ (wə·ya’·dîr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 142: To expand, be great, magnificent Links Isaiah 42:21 NIVIsaiah 42:21 NLT Isaiah 42:21 ESV Isaiah 42:21 NASB Isaiah 42:21 KJV Isaiah 42:21 BibleApps.com Isaiah 42:21 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 42:21 Chinese Bible Isaiah 42:21 French Bible Isaiah 42:21 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:21 It pleased Yahweh for his righteousness' sake (Isa Isi Is) |
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