"The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make {it} honourable. {it: or, him}" — Isaiah 42:21

Isaiah 42:21 · KJV

“The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make {it} honourable. {it: or, him}”

— Isaiah 42:21

Verse 20

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

Verse 22

But this {is} a people robbed and spoiled; {they are} all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. {they are all...: or, in snaring all the young men of them} {for a spoil: Heb. a treading}

Isaiah 42 — Context

Who {is} blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger {that} I sent? who {is} blind as {he that is} perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make {it} honourable. {it: or, him}

Who among you will give ear to this? {who} will hearken and hear for the time to come? {for...: Heb. for the after time?}

Cross References

Hebrews 8:10

For this {is} the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: {put: Gr. give} {in: or, upon}

Romans 3:31

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law {is} holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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.

Psalms 40:8

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law {is} within my heart. {within...: Heb. in the midst of my bowels}

Isaiah 46:12-13

Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that {are} far from righteousness:

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 42:4

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. {discouraged: Heb. broken}