Isaiah 42:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 42:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 42:6 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 42:6 — KJV
“I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;”
— Isaiah 42:6 (KJV)
Isaiah 42:6 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 42:6
“And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: a tribute: or, sufficiency”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:6: lord, thine, hand
“And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. Araunah: also called, Ornan”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:6: lord, called, thine
“For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:6: lord, hold, thine
“O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:6: lord, called, thine
“Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. arms: Heb. bosom”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 42:6: lord, hold, hand
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