Isaiah 49:1-19

1ListenH8085 to Me, O 1islandsH339, And payH7181 attentionH7181, you peoplesH3816 from afarH7350. 2The LordH3068 calledH7121 Me from the wombH990; From the 3bodyH4578 of My motherH517 He namedH2142H8034 Me.2He has madeH7760 My 4mouthH6310 like a sharpH2299 swordH2719, In the 5shadowH6738 of His handH3027 He has concealedH2244 Me; And He has also madeH7760 Me a 6selectH1305 7arrowH2671, He has hiddenH5641 Me in His quiverH827.3He saidH559 to Me, “8You are My ServantH5650, IsraelH3478, 9In WhomH834 I will 10showH6286 My gloryH6286.”4But I saidH559, “I have 11toiledH3021 in vainH7385, I have spentH3615 My strengthH3581 for nothingH8414 and vanityH1892; Yet surelyH403 the justiceH4941 due to Me is with the LordH3068, And My 12rewardH6468 with My GodH430.”

5And nowH6258 saysH559 13the LordH3068, who formedH3335 Me from the wombH990 to be His ServantH5650, To bringH7725 JacobH3290 backH7725 to Him, so that 14IsraelH3478 might be gatheredH622 to Him (For I am 15honoredH3513 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, And My GodH430 is My 16strengthH5797),6He saysH559, “It is tooH4480 17smallH7043 a thingH7043 that You should be My ServantH5650 To raiseH6965 up the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290 and to restoreH7725 the 18preservedH5336 ones of IsraelH3478; I will also makeH5414 You a 19lightH216 20of the nationsH1471 So that My salvationH3444 may 21reachH1961 to the 22endH7097 of the earthH776.”7ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, the 23RedeemerH1350 of IsraelH3478 and its HolyH6918 OneH6918, To the 24despisedH960 One, To the One abhorredH8581 by the nationH1471, To the ServantH5650 of rulersH4910, “25KingsH4428 will seeH7200 and ariseH6965, PrincesH8269 will also 26bowH7812 downH7812, BecauseH4616 of the LordH3068 whoH834 is faithfulH539, the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 who has chosenH977 You.”

8ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “In a 27favorableH7522 timeH6256 I have answeredH6030 You, And in a dayH3117 of salvationH3444 I have helpedH5826 You; And I will 28keepH5341 You and 29giveH5414 You for a covenantH1285 of the peopleH5971, To 3031restoreH6965 the landH776, to make them inheritH5157 the desolateH8074 heritagesH5159;9SayingH559 to those who are 32boundH631, ‘GoH3318 forthH3318,’ To those whoH834 are in darknessH2822, ‘ShowH1540 yourselves.’ AlongH5921 the roadsH1870 they will feedH7462, And their pastureH4830 will be on allH3605 33bareH8205 heightsH8205.10They will 34not hungerH7456 or thirstH6770, NorH3808 will the scorchingH8273 35heatH8273 or sunH8121 strikeH5221 them downH5221; For 36He who hasH7355 compassionH7355 on them will 37leadH5090 them And will guideH5095 them to 38springsH4002 of waterH4325.11I will makeH7760 allH3605 39My mountainsH2022 a roadH1870, And My 40highwaysH4546 will be raisedH7311 up.12BeholdH2009, theseH428 will comeH935 41from afarH7350; And loH2009, theseH428 will come from the 42northH6828 and from the westH3220, And theseH428 from the landH776 of SinimH5515.”1343ShoutH7442 for joyH7442, O heavensH8064! And rejoiceH1523, O earthH776! BreakH6476 forthH6476 into joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, O mountainsH2022! For the 44LordH3068 has comfortedH5162 His peopleH5971 And will 45haveH7355 compassionH7355 on His afflictedH6041.

14But ZionH6726 saidH559, “The LordH3068 has forsakenH5800 me, And the LordH136 has forgottenH7911 me.”15“Can a womanH802 forgetH7911 her nursingH5764 childH5764 And haveH7355 noH4480 compassionH7355 on the sonH1121 of her wombH990? EvenH1571 theseH428 may forgetH7911, but 46I will not forgetH7911 you.16BeholdH2005, I have 47inscribedH2710 you on the palmsH3709 of My hands; Your 48wallsH2346 are continuallyH8548 beforeH5048 Me.17Your 49buildersH1121 hurryH4116; Your 50destroyersH2040 and devastatorsH2717 Will departH3318 from you.1851LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 and lookH7200 aroundH5439; 52AllH3605 of them gatherH6908 together, 53they comeH935 to you. 54As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “You will surelyH3588 55putH3847 on allH3605 of them as 56jewelsH5716 and bindH7194 them on as a brideH3618.19For 57your wasteH2723 and desolateH8074 places and your destroyedH2035 landH776-- SurelyH3588 nowH6258 you will be 58tooH4480 crampedH6887 for the inhabitantsH3427, And those who 59swallowedH1104 you will be farH7368 away.