24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of naught; an abomination is he that chooseth you.
25 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come; from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name; and he shall come upon princes as upon mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay.
26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know; and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that showeth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.
27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them; and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among men, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
29 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing; their molten images are wind and confusion.
Isaiah 42 Intro: The office of Christ -- God's promise unto him -- Praise to God for his gospel.
1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench; he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his law.
