Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 49:6-7

6And he saidH559, It is a light thingH7043 that thou shouldest be my servantH5650 to raise upH6965 the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290, and to restoreH7725 the preservedH5336 H5341 of IsraelH3478: I will also giveH5414 thee for a lightH216 to the GentilesH1471, that thou mayest be my salvationH3444 unto the endH7097 of the earthH776.1 2

7Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068, the RedeemerH1350 of IsraelH3478, and his Holy OneH6918, to him whom manH5315 despisethH960, to him whom the nationH1471 abhorrethH8581, to a servantH5650 of rulersH4910, KingsH4428 shall seeH7200 and ariseH6965, princesH8269 also shall worshipH7812, because of YhwhH3068 that is faithfulH539, and the Holy OneH6918 of IsraelH3478, and he shall chooseH977 thee.3

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Notes

1. Isaiah 49:6 It is…: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc. ↩
2. Isaiah 49:6 preserved: or, desolations. ↩
3. Isaiah 49:7 whom man…: or, that is despised in soul. ↩

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