King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.
Complete Jewish Bible:
ADONAI was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to make the Torah great and glorious.
Berean Standard Bible:
The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
American Standard Version:
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
The LORD{H3068} is well pleased{H2654} for his righteousness{H6664}' sake; he will magnify{H1431} the law{H8451}, and make it honourable{H142}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Romans 3:31
- Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Psalms 71:19
- Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!
Romans 7:12
- Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Matthew 3:15
- And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Psalms 40:8
- I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.
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:
Matthew 5:17
- ¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
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Commentary for Isaiah 42:21
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H3068
There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְהֹוָה
Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה. - Strong's Number: H2654
There are 71 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָפֵץ
Transliteration: châphêts
Pronunciation: khaw-fates'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire; [idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would. - Strong's Number: H6664
There are 109 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צֶדֶק
Transliteration: tsedeq
Pronunciation: tseh'-dek
Description: from צָדַק; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity; [idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness). - Strong's Number: H1431
There are 112 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גָּדַל
Transliteration: gâdal
Pronunciation: gaw-dal'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל), i.e.; to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride); advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower. - Strong's Number: H8451
There are 213 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תּוֹרָה
Transliteration: tôwrâh
Pronunciation: to-raw'
Description: or תֹּרָה; from יָרָה; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch; law. - Strong's Number: H142
There are 56 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָדַר
Transliteration: ʼâdar
Pronunciation: aw-dar'
Description: a primitive root; to expand, i.e. be great or (figuratively) magnificent; (become) glorious, honourable.