Isaiah 49:1-13

1ListenH8085 to Me, you 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 sharpenedH1305 6arrowH2671, He has hiddenH5641 Me in His quiverH827.3He saidH559 to Me, “7You are My ServantH5650, IsraelH3478, 8In whomH834 I will showH6286 My gloryH6286.”4But I saidH559, “I have 9laboredH3021 in vainH7385, I have spentH3615 My strengthH3581 for nothingH8414 and futilityH1892; NeverthelessH403, the justiceH4941 due to Me is with the LordH3068, And My 10rewardH6468 is with My GodH430.”

5And nowH6258 saysH559 11the LordH3068, who formedH3335 Me from the wombH990 to be His ServantH5650, To bringH7725 JacobH3290 backH7725 to Him, so that 12IsraelH3478 might be gatheredH622 to Him (For I am 13honoredH3513 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068, And My GodH430 is My 14strengthH5797),6He saysH559, “It isH7043 tooH4480 15smallH7043 a thingH7043 that You should be My ServantH5650 To raiseH6965 upH6965 the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290 and to restoreH7725 the 16protectedH5336 ones of IsraelH3478; I will also makeH5414 You a 17lightH216 18of the nationsH1471 So that My salvationH3444 may 19reachH1961 to the 20endH7097 of the earthH776.”7ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068, the 21RedeemerH1350 of IsraelH3478 and its HolyH6918 OneH6918, SaysH559 to the 2223despisedH960 One, To the One abhorredH8581 by the nationH1471, To the ServantH5650 of rulersH4910: “24KingsH4428 will seeH7200 and ariseH6965, PrincesH8269 will also 25bowH2331 downH2331, BecauseH4616 of the LordH3068 whoH834 is faithfulH539, the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 who has chosenH977 You.”

8ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “At a 26favorableH7522 timeH6256 I answeredH6030 You, And on a dayH3117 of salvationH3444 I helpedH5826 You; And I will 27watchH5341 overH5341 You and 28makeH5414 You a covenantH1285 of the peopleH5971, To 2930restoreH6965 the landH776, to giveH5157 asH5157 inheritancesH5157 the desertedH8074 hereditaryH5159 landsH5159;9SayingH559 to those who are 31boundH631, ‘32GoH3318 freeH3318,’ To those whoH834 are in darknessH2822, ‘ShowH1540 yourselves.’ They will feedH7462 alongH5921 the roadsH1870, 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 onH7355 them will 37leadH5090 them, And He will guideH5095 them to 38springsH4002 of waterH4325.11I will makeH7760 allH3605 39My mountainsH2022 a roadH1870, And My 40highwaysH4546 will be raisedH7311 upH7311.12BeholdH2009, theseH428 will comeH935 41from afarH7350; And beholdH2009, theseH428 will come from the 42northH6828 and from the westH3220, And theseH428 from the landH776 of AswanH5515.”1343ShoutH7442 forH7442 joyH7442, you heavensH8064! And rejoiceH1523, you earthH776! BreakH6476 forthH6476 into joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, mountainsH2022! For the 44LordH3068 has comfortedH5162 His peopleH5971 And will 45haveH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 His afflictedH6041.