Isaiah 42 · Verse 2

Isaiah 42:2

He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
Isaiah 42:2, King James Version

Isaiah 42:2 in other translations

BSBHe will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
WEBHe will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
ASVHe will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
YLTHe doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street.
DARBYHe shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
BBEHe will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
WebsterHe shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

What does Isaiah 42:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Matthew [Mt 12:19] marks the kind of "cry" as that of altercation by quoting it, "He shall not strive" (Is 53:7). street--the Septuagint translates "outside." An image from an altercation in a house, loud enough to be heard in the street outside: appropriate of Him who "withdrew Himself" from the public fame created by His miracles to privacy (Mt 12:15; Mt 12:34, there, shows another and sterner aspect of His character, which is also implied in the term "judgment").

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 42:1-4

The character and coming of Christ. (Is. 42:1-4) The blessings of his kingdom. (Is. 42:5-12) The prevalence of true religion. (Is. 42:13-17) Unbelief and blindness reproved. (Is. 42:18-25) Verses 1-4 This prophecy was fulfilled in Christ, Matt. 12:17. Let our souls rely on him, and rejoice in him; then, for his sake, the Father will be well-pleased with us. The Holy Spirit not only came, but rested upon him, and…

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Isaiah 42:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יִצְעַ֖קyitz.'Akhe will cry outH6817
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
יִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'he will lift upH5375
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'he will make heardH8085
בַּח֖וּץba.Chutzin the streetH2351
קוֹלֽוֹ\׃ko.Lovoice hisH6963

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 42:2

  • Matthew 12:16-20

    And charged them that they should not make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. …

  • 2 Timothy 2:24

    And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

  • 1 Peter 2:23

    Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

  • Matthew 11:29

    Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

  • Luke 17:20

    And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zec 9:9; Mt 11:29; 12:16-20; Lu 17:20; 2Ti 2:24; 1Pe 2:23

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Context

  • Isaiah 42:1

    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.

  • Isaiah 42:2

    He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

  • Isaiah 42:3

    A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

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Isaiah 42:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No clamará, ni alzará, ni hará oir su voz en las plazas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il ne criera pas, et il n’élèvera pas sa voix, et il ne la fera pas entendre dans la rue.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er wird nicht schreien und nicht erheben noch seine Stimme hören lassen auf der Straße.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non clamabit, neque accipiet personam, nec audietur vox ejus foris.