Isaiah 49:9-26

9SayingH559 to those who are 1boundH631, ‘GoH3318 forthH3318,’ To those whoH834 are in darknessH2822, ‘ShowH1540 yourselves.’ AlongH5921 the roadsH1870 they will feedH7462, And their pastureH4830 will be on allH3605 2bareH8205 heightsH8205.10They will 3not hungerH7456 or thirstH6770, NorH3808 will the scorchingH8273 4heatH8273 or sunH8121 strikeH5221 them downH5221; For 5He who hasH7355 compassionH7355 on them will 6leadH5090 them And will guideH5095 them to 7springsH4002 of waterH4325.11I will makeH7760 allH3605 8My mountainsH2022 a roadH1870, And My 9highwaysH4546 will be raisedH7311 up.12BeholdH2009, theseH428 will comeH935 10from afarH7350; And loH2009, theseH428 will come from the 11northH6828 and from the westH3220, And theseH428 from the landH776 of SinimH5515.”1312ShoutH7442 for joyH7442, O heavensH8064! And rejoiceH1523, O earthH776! BreakH6476 forthH6476 into joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, O mountainsH2022! For the 13LordH3068 has comfortedH5162 His peopleH5971 And will 14haveH7355 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 15I will not forgetH7911 you.16BeholdH2005, I have 16inscribedH2710 you on the palmsH3709 of My hands; Your 17wallsH2346 are continuallyH8548 beforeH5048 Me.17Your 18buildersH1121 hurryH4116; Your 19destroyersH2040 and devastatorsH2717 Will departH3318 from you.1820LiftH5375 up your eyesH5869 and lookH7200 aroundH5439; 21AllH3605 of them gatherH6908 together, 22they comeH935 to you. 23As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “You will surelyH3588 24putH3847 on allH3605 of them as 25jewelsH5716 and bindH7194 them on as a brideH3618.19For 26your wasteH2723 and desolateH8074 places and your destroyedH2035 landH776-- SurelyH3588 nowH6258 you will be 27tooH4480 crampedH6887 for the inhabitantsH3427, And those who 28swallowedH1104 you will be farH7368 away.20The 29childrenH1121 of 30whom 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 31sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘WhoH4310 has begottenH3205 theseH428 for me, Since I have beenH7921 bereavedH7909 of my childrenH7909 And am 32barrenH1565, an 33exileH1540 and a wandererH5493? And whoH4310 has rearedH1431 theseH428? BeholdH2005, I was 34leftH7604 aloneH905; 3536From whereH375 did theseH428 come?’”

22ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 37GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I will liftH5375 up My handH3027 to the nationsH1471 And setH7311 up My 38standardH5251 to the peoplesH5971; And they will 39bringH935 your sonsH1121 in their bosomH2684, And your daughtersH1323 will be carriedH5375 on their shouldersH3802.2340KingsH4428 will be your guardiansH539, And their princessesH8282 your nursesH3243. They will 41bowH7812 downH7812 to you with their facesH639 to the earthH776 And 42lickH3897 the dustH6083 of your feetH7272; And you will 43knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068; Those whoH834 hopefullyH6960 44waitH6960 for Me will 45not be putH954 to shameH954.

24“46Can the preyH4455 be takenH3947 from the mightyH1368 manH1368, OrH518 the captivesH7628 of 47a tyrant be rescuedH4422?” 25SurelyH3588, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “EvenH1571 the 48captivesH7628 of the mightyH1368 manH1368 will be takenH3947 away, And the preyH4455 of the tyrantH6184 will be rescuedH4422; For I will contendH7378 with the oneH3401 whoH3401 contendsH3401 with you, And I will 49saveH3467 your sonsH1121.26I will feedH398 your 50oppressorsH3238 with their 51own fleshH1320, And they will becomeH7937 drunkH7937 with their own bloodH1818 as with sweetH6071 wineH6071; And 52allH3605 fleshH1320 will knowH3045 that I, the LordH3068, am your 53SaviorH3467 And your 54RedeemerH1350, the MightyH46 OneH46 of JacobH3290.”