Isaiah 49:6-23

6He saysH559, “It is tooH4480 1smallH7043 a thingH7043 that You should be My ServantH5650 To raiseH6965 up the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290 and to restoreH7725 the 2preservedH5336 ones of IsraelH3478; I will also makeH5414 You a 3lightH216 4of the nationsH1471 So that My salvationH3444 may 5reachH1961 to the 6endH7097 of the earthH776.”7ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, the 7RedeemerH1350 of IsraelH3478 and its HolyH6918 OneH6918, To the 8despisedH960 One, To the One abhorredH8581 by the nationH1471, To the ServantH5650 of rulersH4910, “9KingsH4428 will seeH7200 and ariseH6965, PrincesH8269 will also 10bowH7812 downH7812, BecauseH4616 of the LordH3068 whoH834 is faithfulH539, the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 who has chosenH977 You.”

8ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “In a 11favorableH7522 timeH6256 I have answeredH6030 You, And in a dayH3117 of salvationH3444 I have helpedH5826 You; And I will 12keepH5341 You and 13giveH5414 You for a covenantH1285 of the peopleH5971, To 1415restoreH6965 the landH776, to make them inheritH5157 the desolateH8074 heritagesH5159;9SayingH559 to those who are 16boundH631, ‘GoH3318 forthH3318,’ To those whoH834 are in darknessH2822, ‘ShowH1540 yourselves.’ AlongH5921 the roadsH1870 they will feedH7462, And their pastureH4830 will be on allH3605 17bareH8205 heightsH8205.10They will 18not hungerH7456 or thirstH6770, NorH3808 will the scorchingH8273 19heatH8273 or sunH8121 strikeH5221 them downH5221; For 20He who hasH7355 compassionH7355 on them will 21leadH5090 them And will guideH5095 them to 22springsH4002 of waterH4325.11I will makeH7760 allH3605 23My mountainsH2022 a roadH1870, And My 24highwaysH4546 will be raisedH7311 up.12BeholdH2009, theseH428 will comeH935 25from afarH7350; And loH2009, theseH428 will come from the 26northH6828 and from the westH3220, And theseH428 from the landH776 of SinimH5515.”1327ShoutH7442 for joyH7442, O heavensH8064! And rejoiceH1523, O earthH776! BreakH6476 forthH6476 into joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, O mountainsH2022! For the 28LordH3068 has comfortedH5162 His peopleH5971 And will 29haveH7355 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 30I will not forgetH7911 you.16BeholdH2005, I have 31inscribedH2710 you on the palmsH3709 of My hands; Your 32wallsH2346 are continuallyH8548 beforeH5048 Me.17Your 33buildersH1121 hurryH4116; Your 34destroyersH2040 and devastatorsH2717 Will departH3318 from you.1835LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 and lookH7200 aroundH5439; 36AllH3605 of them gatherH6908 together, 37they comeH935 to you. 38As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “You will surelyH3588 39putH3847 on allH3605 of them as 40jewelsH5716 and bindH7194 them on as a brideH3618.19For 41your wasteH2723 and desolateH8074 places and your destroyedH2035 landH776-- SurelyH3588 nowH6258 you will be 42tooH4480 crampedH6887 for the inhabitantsH3427, And those who 43swallowedH1104 you will be farH7368 away.20The 44childrenH1121 of 45whom you were bereavedH7923 will yetH5750 sayH559 in your earsH241, ‘The placeH4725 is too crampedH6862 for me; MakeH5066 roomH5066 for me that I may liveH3427 here.’21Then you will 46sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘WhoH4310 has begottenH3205 theseH428 for me, Since I have beenH7921 bereavedH7909 of my childrenH7909 And am 47barrenH1565, an 48exileH1540 and a wandererH5493? And whoH4310 has rearedH1431 theseH428? BeholdH2005, I was 49leftH7604 aloneH905; 5051From whereH375 did theseH428 come?’”

22ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 52GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I will liftH5375 up My handH3027 to the nationsH1471 And setH7311 up My 53standardH5251 to the peoplesH5971; And they will 54bringH935 your sonsH1121 in their bosomH2684, And your daughtersH1323 will be carriedH5375 on their shouldersH3802.2355KingsH4428 will be your guardiansH539, And their princessesH8282 your nursesH3243. They will 56bowH7812 downH7812 to you with their facesH639 to the earthH776 And 57lickH3897 the dustH6083 of your feetH7272; And you will 58knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068; Those whoH834 hopefullyH6960 59waitH6960 for Me will 60not be putH954 to shameH954.