Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 49:1-7

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.”

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