Isaiah 49:1-2

Easy-to-Read Version

49 Hear me, people by the sea.
    Listen to me, you faraway nations.
The Lord called me before I was born.
    He called my name while I was still in my mother’s womb.
² He used me to speak for him.
He used me like a sharp sword,
    but he also held me in his hand to protect me.
He used me like a sharp arrow,
    but he also kept me safe in his arrow bag.