“And now the Lord says,
Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him,
So that Israel (A)is [a]gathered to Him
(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God shall be My strength),
Indeed He says,
‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a (B)light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

Thus says the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, [b]their Holy One,
(C)To Him [c]whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
(D)“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:5 Qr., DSS, LXX gathered to Him; Kt. not gathered
  2. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. his or its
  3. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. who is despised of soul

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