⁶ “I am the Lord. I have called you
for a righteous purpose,^[a](A)
and I will hold you by your hand.^(B)
I will watch over you, and I will appoint you
to be a covenant for the people^(C)
and a light to the nations,^(D)

⁶ he says,
“It is not enough for you to be my servant
raising up the tribes of Jacob
and restoring the protected ones of Israel.
I will also make you a light for the nations,^(A)
to be my salvation to the ends of the earth.”^(B)

³ Nations will come to your light,
and kings to your shining brightness.^(A)

⁵ Then you will see and be radiant,^(A)
and your heart will tremble and rejoice,^[a]
because the riches of the sea will become yours
and the wealth of the nations will come to you.^(B)