Isaiah 49:1 Listen,8085 O isles,339 unto me; and hearken,7181 ye people,3816 from far;7350 The LORD3068 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 made7760 me a polished1305 shaft;2671 in his quiver827 hath he hid5641 me; cr 3 And said559 unto me, Thou art my servant,5650 O Israel,3478 in whom I will be glorified.6286 cr 4 Then I said,559 I have laboured3021 in vain,7385 I have spent3615 my strength3581 for nought,8414 and in vain:1892 yet surely403 my judgment4941 is with the LORD,3068 and my work6468{Or, my reward} with my God.430 cr

Isaiah 49:5 And now, saith559 the LORD3068 that formed3335 me from the womb990 to be his servant,5650 to bring7725 2794 Jacob3290 again7725 to him, Though Israel3478 be not gathered,622 yet shall I{Or, that Israel may be gathered to him, and I may etc.} be glorious3513 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and my God430 shall be my strength.5797 cr 6 And he said,559 It is a light thing7043 that thou shouldest{Or, art thou lighter, then that thou shouldest etc.} be my servant5650 to raise up6965 the tribes7626 of Jacob,3290 and to restore7725 the preserved5341 5336{Or, desolations} of Israel:3478 I will also give5414 thee for a light216 to the Gentiles,1471 that thou mayest be my salvation3444 unto the end7097 of the earth.776 cr

Isaiah 49:7 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 the Redeemer1350 of Israel,3478 and his Holy One,6918 to him whom man5315 despiseth,960{Or, to him that is despised in soul} to him whom the nation1471 abhorreth,8581 to a servant5650 of rulers,4910 Kings4428 shall see7200 and arise,6965 princes8269 also shall worship,7812 because of the LORD3068 that is faithful,539 and the Holy One6918 of Israel,3478 and he shall choose977 thee. cr 8 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 In an acceptable7522 time6256 have I heard6030 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 establish6965{Or, raise up} the earth,776 to cause to inherit5157 the desolate8074 heritages;5159 cr 9 That thou mayest say559 to the prisoners,631 Go forth;3318 to them that are in darkness,2822 Shew1540 yourselves. They shall feed7462 in the ways,1870 and their pastures4830 shall be in all high places.8205 cr 10 They shall not hunger7456 nor thirst;6770 neither shall the heat8273 nor sun8121 smite5221 them: for he that hath mercy7355 on them shall lead5090 them, even by the springs4002 of water4325 shall he guide5095 them. cr 11 And I will make7760 all my mountains2022 a way,1870 and my highways4546 shall be exalted.7311 cr 12 Behold, 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

Isaiah 49:13 Sing,7442 O heavens;8064 and be joyful,1523 O earth;776 and break forth6476 into singing,7440 O mountains:2022 for the LORD3068 hath comforted5162 his people,5971 and will have mercy7355 upon his afflicted.6041 cr 14 But Zion6726 said,559 The LORD3068 hath forsaken5800 me, and my Lord136 hath forgotten7911 me. cr 15 Can a woman802 forget7911 her sucking child,5764 that she should not have compassion7355{Heb. from having compassion} on the son1121 of her womb?990 yea, they may forget,7911 yet will I not forget7911 thee. cr 16 Behold, I have graven2710 thee upon the palms of my hands;3709 thy walls2346 are continually8548 before me. cr 17 Thy children1121 shall make haste;4116 thy destroyers2040 and they that made thee waste2717 shall go forth3318 of thee. cr

Isaiah 49:18 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 the LORD,3068 thou shalt surely clothe3847 thee with them all, as with an ornament,5716 and bind7194 them on thee, as a bride3618 doeth. cr 19 For thy waste2723 and thy desolate places,8074 and the land776 of thy destruction,2035 shall even now be too narrow3334 by reason of the inhabitants,3427 and they that swallowed thee up1104 shall be far away.7368 cr 20 The children1121 which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost7923 the other, shall say559 again 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 thine heart,3824 Who hath begotten3205 me these, seeing I have lost my children,7921 and am desolate,1565 a captive,1540 and removing to and fro?5493 and who hath brought up1431 these? Behold, I was left7604 alone; these, where375 had they been? cr

Isaiah 49:22 Thus saith559 the Lord136 GOD,3069 Behold, I will lift up5375 mine hand3027 to the Gentiles,1471 and set up7311 my standard5251 to the people:5971 and they shall bring935 thy sons1121 in their arms,2684{Heb. bosom} and thy daughters1323 shall be carried5375 upon their shoulders.3802 cr 23 And kings4428 shall be thy nursing fathers,539{Heb. nourishers} and their queens8282{Heb. Princesses} thy nursing mothers:3243 they shall bow down7812 to thee with their face639 toward the earth,776 and lick up3897 the dust6083 of thy feet;7272 and thou shalt know3045 that I am the LORD:3068 for they shall not be ashamed954 that wait6960 for me. cr

Isaiah 49:24 Shall the prey4455 be taken3947 from the mighty,1368 or the lawful6662 captive7628{Heb. the captivity of the just} delivered?4422 cr 25 But thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Even the captives7628{Heb. captivity} 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{Or, new wine} and all flesh1320 shall know3045 that I the LORD3068 am thy Saviour3467 and thy Redeemer,1350 the mighty One46 of Jacob.3290 cr