21It pleased the Lord for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious.


In Context

18 "Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!

19 Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like the messenger I send? Who is blind like the one committed to me, blind like the servant of the Lord ?

20 You have seen many things, but have paid no attention; your ears are open, but you hear nothing."

21 It pleased the Lord for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious.

22 But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, "Send them back."

23 Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention in time to come?

Isaiah 42:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

42:21And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and exalt it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

42:21It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness'sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:21Jehovah had delight in him for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

42:21It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honourable.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

42:21It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

42:21Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

42:21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.