Isaiah 49:1-16

1ListenH8085, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoplesH3816 from afarH7350. Jehovah hath calledH7121 me from the wombH990; from the bowelsH4578 of my motherH517 hath he made mention of my nameH8034.

2And he hath madeH7760 my mouthH6310 like a sharpH2299 swordH2719, he hath concealedH5641 me under the shadowH6738 of his handH3027, and he hath madeH7760 me a polished shaft: in his quiverH827 hath he hiddenH5641 me.

3And he saidH559 unto me, Thou art my servantH5650, IsraelH3478, in whom I will glorifyH6286 myself.

4— And I saidH559, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strengthH3581 for nought and in vain; neverthelessH403 my judgmentH4941 is with Jehovah, and my workH6468 with my 1GodH430.

5And nowH6258, saith Jehovah, that formedH3335 me from the wombH990 to beH1961 his servantH5650, that I should bringH7725 JacobH3290 again to him; (though IsraelH3478 beH1961 not gatheredH622, yet shall I beH1961 glorifiedH3513 in the eyesH5869 of Jehovah, and my 2GodH430 shall beH1961 my strengthH5797;)

6— and he saith, It is a small thingH7043 that thou shouldest beH1961 my servantH5650 to raiseH6965 up the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290, and to restoreH7725 the preserved of IsraelH3478; I have even givenH5414 thee for a lightH216 of the nationsH1471, that thou mayest beH1961 my salvationH3444 unto the endH7097 of the earthH776.

7ThusH3541 saith Jehovah, the RedeemerH1350 of IsraelH3478, his HolyH6918 OneH6918, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nationH1471 abhorreth, to the servantH5650 of rulers: KingsH4428 shall seeH7200 and ariseH6965, princesH8269, and they shall worship, because of Jehovah who is faithfulH539, the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478, who hath chosenH977 thee.

8ThusH3541 saith Jehovah: In a timeH6256 of acceptanceH7522 have I answered thee, and in the dayH3117 of salvationH3444 have I helpedH5826 thee; and I will preserveH5341 thee, and giveH5414 thee for a covenantH1285 of the peopleH5971, to establishH6965 the landH776, to cause to inheritH5157 the desolateH8074 heritages;

9sayingH559 to the prisonersH631, GoH3318 forthH3318; to them that are in darknessH2822, Shew yourselves. They shall feedH7462 in the waysH1870, and their pastureH4830 shall be on all bareH8205 hills.

10They shall not hungerH7456 nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sunH8121 smite them; for he that hath mercyH7355 on them will leadH5095 them, and by the springs of waterH4325 will he guide them.

11And I will makeH7760 all my mountainsH2022 a wayH1870, and my highwaysH4546 shall be raisedH7311 up.

12Behold, these shall comeH935 from afarH7350; and behold, these from the northH6828 and from the westH3220; and these from the landH776 of Sinim.

13ShoutH7442, ye heavensH8064; and be joyful, thou earthH776; and breakH6476 forthH6476 into singing, ye mountainsH2022: for Jehovah hath comfortedH5162 his peopleH5971, and will have mercyH7355 upon his afflictedH6041 ones.

14But ZionH6726 saidH559, Jehovah hath forsaken me, and the Lord hath forgottenH7911 me.

15Can a womanH802 forgetH7911 her sucking child, that she should not have compassionH7355 on the sonH1121 of her wombH990? Even these forgetH7911, but I will not forgetH7911 thee.

16Lo, I have graven thee upon the palmsH3709 of [my] handsH3709; thy wallsH2346 are continuallyH8548 before me.