Isaiah 49:1 Listen,8085 O isles,339 unto me; and hearken,7181 ye peoples,3816 from far:7350 Jehovah3068 hath called7121 me from the womb;990 from the bowels4578 of my mother517 hath he made mention2142 of my name:8034 cr 2 and he hath made7760 my mouth6310 like a sharp2299 sword;2719 in the shadow6738 of his hand3027 hath he hid2244 me: and he hath made7760 me a polished1305 shaft;2671 in his quiver827 hath he kept me close:5641 cr 3 and he said559 unto me, Thou art my servant;5650 Israel,3478 in whom I will be glorified.6286 cr 4 But I said,559 I have labored3021 in vain,7385 I have spent3615 my strength3581 for nought8414 and vanity;1892 yet surely403 the justice4941 due to me is with Jehovah,3068 and my recompense6468 with my God.430 cr

Isaiah 49:5 And now saith559 Jehovah3068 that formed3335 me from the womb990 to be his servant,5650 to bring7725 Jacob3290 again7725 to him, and{Another reading is, but Israel is not gathered, yet shall I be etc.} that Israel3478 be gathered622 unto him (for I am honorable3513 in the eyes5869 of Jehovah,3068 and my God430 is become my strength);5797 cr 6 yea, he saith,559 It is too light a thing7043 that thou shouldest be my servant5650 to raise up6965 the tribes7626 of Jacob,3290 and to restore7725 the preserved5341 of Israel:3478 I will also give5414 thee for a light216 to the Gentiles,1471 that{Or, that my salvation may be} thou mayest be my salvation3444 unto the end7097 of the earth.776 cr 7 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 the Redeemer1350 of Israel,3478 and his Holy One,6918 to him whom man5315 despiseth,960 to him whom the nation1471 abhorreth,8581 to a servant5650 of rulers:4910 Kings4428 shall see7200 and arise;6965 princes,8269 and they shall worship;7812 because of Jehovah3068 that is faithful,539 even the Holy One6918 of Israel,3478 who hath chosen thee.977 cr

Isaiah 49:8 Thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 In an acceptable7522 time6256 have I answered6030 thee, and in a day3117 of salvation3444 have I helped5826 thee; and I will preserve5341 thee, and give5414 thee for a covenant1285 of the people,5971 to raise6965{Or, establish the earth} up the land,776 to make them inherit5157 the desolate8074 heritages;5159 cr 9 saying559 to them that are bound,631 Go forth;3318 to them that are in darkness,2822 Show1540 yourselves. They shall feed7462 in the ways,1870 and on all bare heights8205 shall be their pasture.4830 cr 10 They shall not hunger7456 nor thirst;6770 neither shall the heat8273{Or, mirage} nor sun8121 smite5221 them: for he that hath mercy7355 on them will lead5090 them, even by springs4002 of water4325 will he guide them.5095 cr 11 And I will make7760 all my mountains2022 a way,1870 and my highways4546 shall be exalted.7311 cr 12 Lo, these shall come935 from far;7350 and, lo, these from the north6828 and from the west;3220 and these from the land776 of Sinim.5515 cr 13 Sing,7442 O heavens;8064 and be joyful,1523 O earth;776 and break forth6476 into singing,7440 O mountains:2022 for Jehovah3068 hath comforted5162 his people,5971 and will have compassion7355 upon his afflicted.6041 cr

Isaiah 49:14 But Zion6726 said,559 Jehovah3068 hath forsaken5800 me, and the Lord3068 hath forgotten me.7911 cr 15 Can a woman802 forget7911 her sucking child,5764 that she should not have compassion7355 on the son1121 of her womb?990 yea, these may forget,7911 yet will not I forget thee.7911 cr 16 Behold, I have graven2710 thee upon the palms of my hands;3709 thy walls2346 are continually before me.8548 cr 17 Thy children1121 make haste;4116 thy destroyers2040 and they that made thee waste2717 shall go forth from thee.3318 cr 18 Lift up5375 thine eyes5869 round about,5439 and behold:7200 all these gather themselves together,6908 and come935 to thee. As I live,2416 saith5002 Jehovah,3068 thou shalt surely clothe3847 thee with them all as with an ornament,5716 and gird7194 thyself with them, like a bride.3618 cr 19 For, as for thy waste2723 and thy desolate places,8074 and thy land776 that hath been destroyed,2035 surely now shalt thou be too strait3334 for the inhabitants,3427 and they that swallowed thee up1104 shall be far away.7368 cr 20 The children1121 of thy bereavement7923 shall yet say559 in thine ears,241 The place4725 is too strait6862 for me; give5066 place4725 to me that I may dwell.3427 cr 21 Then shalt thou say559 in thy heart,3824 Who hath begotten3205{Or, borne} me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children,7921 and am solitary,1565{Or, barren} an exile,1540 and wandering to and fro?5493 and who hath brought up1431 these? Behold, I was left7604 alone; these, where were they?375 cr

Isaiah 49:22 Thus saith559 the Lord136 Jehovah,3069 Behold, I will lift up5375 my hand3027 to the nations,1471 and set up7311 my ensign5251 to the peoples;5971 and they shall bring935 thy sons1121 in their bosom,2684 and thy daughters1323 shall be carried5375 upon their shoulders.3802 cr 23 And kings4428 shall be thy nursing fathers,539 and their queens8282 thy nursing mothers:3243 they shall bow down7812 to thee with their faces639 to the earth,776 and lick3897 the dust6083 of thy feet;7272 and thou shalt know3045 that I am Jehovah;3068 and they that wait6960 for me shall not be put to shame.954 cr

Isaiah 49:24 Shall the prey4455 be taken3947 from the mighty,1368 or the{Hebrew the captives of the just.} lawful6662 captives7628 be delivered?4422 cr 25 But thus saith559 Jehovah,3068 Even the captives7628 of the mighty1368 shall be taken away,3947 and the prey4455 of the terrible6184 shall be delivered;4422 for I will contend7378 with him that contendeth3401 with thee, and I will save3467 thy children.1121 cr 26 And I will feed398 them that oppress3238 thee with their own flesh;1320 and they shall be drunken7937 with their own blood,1818 as with sweet wine:6071 and all flesh1320 shall know3045 that I, Jehovah,3068 am thy Saviour,3467 and thy Redeemer,1350 the Mighty One46 of Jacob.3290 cr