Isaiah 42:6-7
42:6 a my people, Israel ... my covenant with them (literally a covenant for the people): It is also possible that “the people” referred to all the peoples/nations of the earth (see 49:6 b).• light to guide the nations: See also 51:4 c; Acts 13:47 d.
42:7 e The servant will open the eyes of the spiritually blind (see 6:10 f; 29:18 g) and free the spiritual captives from the prison of sin, in addition to those who were captive in the Babylonian exile (see 61:1 h with Luke 4:18 i).
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