Isaiah 49:9-26

9SayingH559 to those who are 1boundH631, ‘2GoH3318 freeH3318,’ To those whoH834 are in darknessH2822, ‘ShowH1540 yourselves.’ They will feedH7462 alongH5921 the roadsH1870, And their pastureH4830 will be on allH3605 3bareH8205 heightsH8205.10They will 4not hungerH7456 or thirstH6770, NorH3808 will the scorchingH8273 5heatH8273 or sunH8121 strikeH5221 them downH5221; For 6He who hasH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 them will 7leadH5090 them, And He will guideH5095 them to 8springsH4002 of waterH4325.11I will makeH7760 allH3605 9My mountainsH2022 a roadH1870, And My 10highwaysH4546 will be raisedH7311 upH7311.12BeholdH2009, theseH428 will comeH935 11from afarH7350; And beholdH2009, theseH428 will come from the 12northH6828 and from the westH3220, And theseH428 from the landH776 of AswanH5515.”1313ShoutH7442 forH7442 joyH7442, you heavensH8064! And rejoiceH1523, you earthH776! BreakH6476 forthH6476 into joyfulH7440 shoutingH7440, mountainsH2022! For the 14LordH3068 has comfortedH5162 His peopleH5971 And will 15haveH7355 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 16I will not forgetH7911 you.16BeholdH2005, I have 17inscribedH2710 you on the palmsH3709 of My hands; Your 18wallsH2346 are continuallyH8548 beforeH5048 Me.17Your 19buildersH1121 hurryH4116; Your 20destroyersH2040 and devastatorsH2717 Will leaveH3318 you.1821RaiseH5375 your eyesH5869 and lookH7200 aroundH5439; 22AllH3605 of them gatherH6908 together, 23they comeH935 to you. 24As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “You will certainlyH3588 25putH3847 them allH3605 onH3847 as 26jewelryH5716 and bindH7194 them on as a brideH3618.19For 27your ruinsH2723 and desertedH8074 places and your destroyedH2035 landH776-- NowH6258 you will certainlyH3588 beH6887 28tooH4480 crampedH6887 for the inhabitantsH3427, And those who 29swallowedH1104 you will beH7368 farH7368 awayH7368.20The 30childrenH1121 31you 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 32sayH559 in your heartH3824, ‘WhoH4310 has fatheredH3205 theseH428 for me, Since I have been bereavedH7909 ofH7909 my childrenH7909 And 33cannotH1565 conceiveH1565, and I am an 34exileH1540, and a wandererH5493? And whoH4310 has raisedH1431 theseH428? BeholdH2005, I was 35leftH7604 aloneH905; 3637WhereH375 are theseH428 from?’”

22ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 38GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I will liftH5375 upH5375 My handH3027 to the nationsH1471 And setH7311 upH7311 My 39flagH5251 to the peoplesH5971; And they will 40bringH935 your sonsH1121 41in their armsH2684, And your daughtersH1323 will be carriedH5375 on their shouldersH3802.2342KingsH4428 will be your guardiansH539, And their princessesH8282 your nursesH3243. They will 43bowH2331 downH2331 to you with their facesH639 to the groundH776 And 44lickH3897 the dustH6083 from your feetH7272; And you will 45knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068; Those whoH834 hopefullyH6960 46waitH6960 for Me will 47not be putH954 toH954 shameH954.

24“48Can the preyH4455 be takenH3947 from a mightyH1368 manH1368, OrH518 the captivesH7628 of 49a tyrant be rescuedH4422?” 25IndeedH3588, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: “EvenH1571 the 50captivesH7628 of the mightyH1368 manH1368 will be takenH3947 away, And the preyH4455 of a tyrantH6184 will be rescuedH4422; For I will contendH7378 with the oneH3401 whoH3401 contendsH3401 with you, And I will 51saveH3467 your sonsH1121.26I will feedH398 your 52oppressorsH3238 with their 53own fleshH1320, And they will becomeH7937 drunkH7937 with their own bloodH1818 as with sweetH6071 wineH6071; And 5455humanityH1320 will knowH3045 that I, the LordH3068, am your 56SaviorH3467 And your 57RedeemerH1350, the MightyH46 OneH46 of JacobH3290.”