Isaiah 49:6-23

6He saysH559, “It isH7043 tooH4480 1smallH7043 a thingH7043 that You should be My ServantH5650 To raiseH6965 upH6965 the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290 and to restoreH7725 the 2protectedH5336 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.”7ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068, the 7RedeemerH1350 of IsraelH3478 and its HolyH6918 OneH6918, SaysH559 to the 89despisedH960 One, To the One abhorredH8581 by the nationH1471, To the ServantH5650 of rulersH4910: “10KingsH4428 will seeH7200 and ariseH6965, PrincesH8269 will also 11bowH2331 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 12favorableH7522 timeH6256 I answeredH6030 You, And on a dayH3117 of salvationH3444 I helpedH5826 You; And I will 13watchH5341 overH5341 You and 14makeH5414 You a covenantH1285 of the peopleH5971, To 1516restoreH6965 the landH776, to giveH5157 asH5157 inheritancesH5157 the desertedH8074 hereditaryH5159 landsH5159;9SayingH559 to those who are 17boundH631, ‘18GoH3318 freeH3318,’ To those whoH834 are in darknessH2822, ‘ShowH1540 yourselves.’ They will feedH7462 alongH5921 the roadsH1870, And their pastureH4830 will be on allH3605 19bareH8205 heightsH8205.10They will 20not hungerH7456 or thirstH6770, NorH3808 will the scorchingH8273 21heatH8273 or sunH8121 strikeH5221 them downH5221; For 22He who hasH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 them will 23leadH5090 them, And He will guideH5095 them to 24springsH4002 of waterH4325.11I will makeH7760 allH3605 25My mountainsH2022 a roadH1870, And My 26highwaysH4546 will be raisedH7311 upH7311.12BeholdH2009, theseH428 will comeH935 27from afarH7350; And beholdH2009, theseH428 will come from the 28northH6828 and from the westH3220, And theseH428 from the landH776 of AswanH5515.”1329ShoutH7442 forH7442 joyH7442, you heavensH8064! And rejoiceH1523, you earthH776! BreakH6476 forthH6476 into joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, mountainsH2022! For the 30LordH3068 has comfortedH5162 His peopleH5971 And will 31haveH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 His afflictedH6041.

14But ZionH6726 saidH559, “The LordH3068 has abandonedH5800 me, And the LordH136 has forgottenH7911 me.”15“Can a womanH802 forgetH7911 her nursingH5764 childH5764 And haveH7355 noH4480 compassionH7355 onH7355 the sonH1121 of her wombH990? EvenH1571 theseH428 may forgetH7911, but 32I will not forgetH7911 you.16BeholdH2005, I have 33inscribedH2710 you on the palmsH3709 of My hands; Your 34wallsH2346 are continuallyH8548 beforeH5048 Me.17Your 35buildersH1121 hurryH4116; Your 36destroyersH2040 and devastatorsH2717 Will leaveH3318 you.1837RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 and lookH7200 aroundH5439; 38AllH3605 of them gatherH6908 together, 39they comeH935 to you. 40As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “You will certainlyH3588 41putH3847 them allH3605 onH3847 as 42jewelryH5716 and bindH7194 them on as a brideH3618.19For 43your ruinsH2723 and desertedH8074 places and your destroyedH2035 landH776-- NowH6258 you will certainlyH3588 beH6887 44tooH4480 crampedH6887 for the inhabitantsH3427, And those who 45swallowedH1104 you will beH7368 farH7368 awayH7368.20The 46childrenH1121 47you lostH7923 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 48sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘WhoH4310 has fatheredH3205 theseH428 for me, Since I have been bereavedH7909 ofH7909 my childrenH7909 And 49cannotH1565 conceiveH1565, and I am an 50exileH1540, and a wandererH5493? And whoH4310 has raisedH1431 theseH428? BeholdH2005, I was 51leftH7604 aloneH905; 5253WhereH375 are theseH428 from?’”

22ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 54GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I will liftH5375 upH5375 My handH3027 to the nationsH1471 And setH7311 upH7311 My 55flagH5251 to the peoplesH5971; And they will 56bringH935 your sonsH1121 57in their armsH2684, And your daughtersH1323 will be carriedH5375 on their shouldersH3802.2358KingsH4428 will be your guardiansH539, And their princessesH8282 your nursesH3243. They will 59bowH2331 downH2331 to you with their facesH639 to the groundH776 And 60lickH3897 the dustH6083 from your feetH7272; And you will 61knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068; Those whoH834 hopefullyH6960 62waitH6960 for Me will 63not be putH954 toH954 shameH954.