Isaiah 42:5-7

Good News Translation

^5 (A)God created the heavens and stretched them out;
    he fashioned the earth and all that lives there;
    he gave life and breath to all its people.
And now the Lord God says to his servant,
^6 (B)“I, the Lord, have called you and given you power
    to see that justice is done on earth.
Through you I will make a covenant with all peoples;
    through you I will bring light to the nations.
⁷ You will open the eyes of the blind
    and set free those who sit in dark prisons.