Isa 42:6 | HCSB | STEP | “I , Yahweh , have called You for a righteous purpose, and I will hold You by Your hand . I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations ,

b Isa 5:7,16; 9:7; 11:4-5; 32:1; 41:2; 45:8,13; 51:5-8; 56:1; 60:21; Jr 23:5-6

Isaiah 42:6

6 “I, Yahweh, have called You
for a righteous purpose, ^{▼▼Or you by [My] righteousness; lit you in righteousness
,} ^b
and I will hold You by Your hand. ^c
I will keep You and appoint You
to be a covenant for the people ^d
and a light to the nations, ^e