Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 49:1-13

1ListenH8085 to MeH413, O islandsH339;1pay attentionH7181, O distantH7350 peoplesH3816:

The LORDH3068 called MeH7121 from the wombH990;from the bodyH4578 of My motherH517 He named MeH2142 H8034.2He madeH7760 My mouthH6310 like a sharpH2299 swordH2719;He hid MeH2244 in the shadowH6738 of His handH3027.He made MeH7760 like a polishedH1305 arrowH2671;He hid MeH5641 in His quiverH827.3He saidH559 to Me, “YouH859 are My ServantH5650, IsraelH3478,in whomH834 I will display My gloryH6286.”

4But IH589 saidH559, “I have laboredH3021 in vainH7385,I have spentH3615 My strengthH3581 in futilityH8414 and vanityH1892;yetH403 My vindicationH4941 is withH854 the LORDH3068,and My rewardH6468 is withH854 My GodH430.”

5And nowH6258 saysH559 the LORDH3068,who formed MeH3335 from the wombH990 to be His ServantH5650,to bring JacobH3290 backH7725 to HimH413,that IsraelH3478 H3808 might be gathered to HimH622—for I am honoredH3513 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068,and My GodH430 isH1961 My strengthH5797—6He saysH559: “It is not enoughH7043 for You to beH1961 My ServantH5650,to raise upH6965 the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290,and to restoreH7725 the protectedH5336 ones of IsraelH3478.I will also makeH5414 You a lightH216 for the nationsH1471,to bringH1961 My salvationH3444 toH5704 the endsH7097 of the earthH776.”2

7ThusH3541 saysH559 the LORDH3068,the RedeemerH1350 and Holy OneH6918 of IsraelH3478,to Him whoH5315 was despisedH959 and abhorredH8581 by the nationH1471,to the ServantH5650 of rulersH4910:

“KingsH4428 will see YouH7200 and riseH6965,and princesH8269 will bow downH7812,because ofH4616 the LORDH3068, whoH834 is faithfulH539,the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478, who has chosen YouH977.”

8This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:

“In the timeH6256 of favorH7522 I will answer YouH6030,and in the dayH3117 of salvationH3444 I will help YouH5826;3I will keep YouH5341 and appoint YouH5414to be a covenantH1285 for the peopleH5971,to restoreH6965 the landH776,to apportionH5157 its desolateH8074 inheritancesH5159,9to sayH559 to the prisonersH631, ‘Come outH3318,’and to thoseH834 in darknessH2822, ‘Show yourselvesH1540.’They will feedH7462 alongH5921 the pathwaysH1870,and find pastureH4830 on everyH3605 barren hillH8205.10They will notH3808 hungerH7456 or thirstH6770,nor willH3808 scorching heatH8273 or sunH8121 beat down on themH5221.4ForH3588 He who has compassion on themH7355 will guide themH5090and lead themH5095 besideH5921 springsH4002 of waterH4325.11I will turnH7760 allH3605 My mountainsH2022 into roadsH1870,and My highwaysH4546 will be raised upH7311.12BeholdH2009, theyH428 will comeH935 from far awayH7350 H2009 H428,from the northH6828 and from the westH3220,5and fromH428 the landH776 of AswanH5515.6”

13Shout for joyH7442, O heavensH8064; rejoiceH1523, O earthH776;break forthH6476 in songH7440, O mountainsH2022!ForH3588 the LORDH3068 has comfortedH5162 His peopleH5971,and He will have compassionH7355 on His afflicted onesH6041.

Notes

1. Isaiah 49:1 Or coastlands ↩
2. Isaiah 49:6 Cited in Acts 13:47 ↩
3. Isaiah 49:8 LXX In the time of favor I heard You, and in the day of salvation I helped You; cited in 2 Corinthians 6:2 ↩
4. Isaiah 49:10 Cited in Revelation 7:16 ↩
5. Isaiah 49:12 Or from the sea ↩
6. Isaiah 49:12 That is, a region in southern Egypt (from DSS); MT the land of Sinim ↩