Listen [08085], O isles [0339], unto me; and hearken [07181], ye people [03816], from far [07350]; The Lord [03068] hath called [07121] me from the womb [0990]; from the bowels [04578] of my mother [0517] hath he made mention [02142] of my name [08034].
And he hath made [07760] my mouth [06310] like a sharp [02299] sword [02719]; in the shadow [06738] of his hand [03027] hath he hid [02244] me, and made [07760] me a polished [01305] shaft [02671]; in his quiver [0827] hath he hid [05641] me;
And said [0559] unto me, Thou art my servant [05650], O Israel [03478], in whom I will be glorified [06286].
Then I said [0559], I have laboured [03021] in vain [07385], I have spent [03615] my strength [03581] for nought [08414], and in vain [01892]: yet surely [0403] my judgment [04941] is with the Lord [03068], and my work [06468] with my God [0430].my work: or, my reward
And now, saith [0559] the Lord [03068] that formed [03335] me from the womb [0990] to be his servant [05650], to bring [07725] Jacob [03290] again [07725] to him, Though Israel [03478] be not gathered [0622], yet shall I be glorious [03513] in the eyes [05869] of the Lord [03068], and my God [0430] shall be my strength [05797].Though…: or, That Israel may be gathered to him, and I may, etc
And he said [0559], It is a light thing [07043] that thou shouldest be my servant [05650] to raise up [06965] the tribes [07626] of Jacob [03290], and to restore [07725] the preserved [05336] [05341] of Israel [03478]: I will also give [05414] thee for a light [0216] to the Gentiles [01471], that thou mayest be my salvation [03444] unto the end [07097] of the earth [0776].It is…: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etcpreserved: or, desolations
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], the Redeemer [01350] of Israel [03478], and his Holy One [06918], to him whom man [05315] despiseth [0960], to him whom the nation [01471] abhorreth [08581], to a servant [05650] of rulers [04910], Kings [04428] shall see [07200] and arise [06965], princes [08269] also shall worship [07812], because of the Lord [03068] that is faithful [0539], and the Holy One [06918] of Israel [03478], and he shall choose [0977] thee.whom man…: or, that is despised in soul
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], In an acceptable [07522] time [06256] have I heard [06030] thee, and in a day [03117] of salvation [03444] have I helped [05826] thee: and I will preserve [05341] thee, and give [05414] thee for a covenant [01285] of the people [05971], to establish [06965] the earth [0776], to cause to inherit [05157] the desolate [08074] heritages [05159];establish: or, raise up
That thou mayest say [0559] to the prisoners [0631], Go forth [03318]; to them that are in darkness [02822], Shew [01540] yourselves. They shall feed [07462] in the ways [01870], and their pastures [04830] shall be in all high places [08205].
They shall not hunger [07456] nor thirst [06770]; neither shall the heat [08273] nor sun [08121] smite [05221] them: for he that hath mercy [07355] on them shall lead [05090] them, even by the springs [04002] of water [04325] shall he guide [05095] them.
And I will make [07760] all my mountains [02022] a way [01870], and my highways [04546] shall be exalted [07311].
Behold, these shall come [0935] from far [07350]: and, lo, these from the north [06828] and from the west [03220]; and these from the land [0776] of Sinim [05515].
Sing [07442], O heavens [08064]; and be joyful [01523], O earth [0776]; and break forth [06476] into singing [07440], O mountains [02022]: for the Lord [03068] hath comforted [05162] his people [05971], and will have mercy [07355] upon his afflicted [06041].
But Zion [06726] said [0559], The Lord [03068] hath forsaken [05800] me, and my Lord [0136] hath forgotten [07911] me.
Can a woman [0802] forget [07911] her sucking child [05764], that she should not have compassion [07355] on the son [01121] of her womb [0990]? yea, they may forget [07911], yet will I not forget [07911] thee.that…: Heb. from having compassion
Behold, I have graven [02710] thee upon the palms of my hands [03709]; thy walls [02346] are continually [08548] before me.
Thy children [01121] shall make haste [04116]; thy destroyers [02040] and they that made thee waste [02717] shall go forth [03318] of thee.
Lift up [05375] thine eyes [05869] round about [05439], and behold [07200]: all these gather themselves together [06908], and come [0935] to thee. As I live [02416], saith [05002] the Lord [03068], thou shalt surely clothe [03847] thee with them all, as with an ornament [05716], and bind [07194] them on thee, as a bride [03618] doeth.
For thy waste [02723] and thy desolate places [08074], and the land [0776] of thy destruction [02035], shall even now be too narrow [03334] by reason of the inhabitants [03427], and they that swallowed thee up [01104] shall be far away [07368].
The children [01121] which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost [07923] the other, shall say [0559] again in thine ears [0241], The place [04725] is too strait [06862] for me: give [05066] place [04725] to me that I may dwell [03427].
Then shalt thou say [0559] in thine heart [03824], Who hath begotten [03205] me these, seeing I have lost my children [07921], and am desolate [01565], a captive [01540], and removing to and fro [05493]? and who hath brought up [01431] these? Behold, I was left [07604] alone; these, where [0375] had they been?
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] God [03069], Behold, I will lift up [05375] mine hand [03027] to the Gentiles [01471], and set up [07311] my standard [05251] to the people [05971]: and they shall bring [0935] thy sons [01121] in their arms [02684], and thy daughters [01323] shall be carried [05375] upon their shoulders [03802].arms: Heb. bosom
And kings [04428] shall be thy nursing fathers [0539], and their queens [08282] thy nursing mothers [03243]: they shall bow down [07812] to thee with their face [0639] toward the earth [0776], and lick up [03897] the dust [06083] of thy feet [07272]; and thou shalt know [03045] that I am the Lord [03068]: for they shall not be ashamed [0954] that wait [06960] for me.nursing fathers: Heb. nourishersqueens: Heb. princesses
Shall the prey [04455] be taken [03947] from the mighty [01368], or the lawful [06662] captive [07628] delivered [04422]?lawful…: Heb. captivity of the just
But thus saith [0559] the Lord [03068], Even the captives [07628] of the mighty [01368] shall be taken away [03947], and the prey [04455] of the terrible [06184] shall be delivered [04422]: for I will contend [07378] with him that contendeth [03401] with thee, and I will save [03467] thy children [01121].captives: Heb. captivity
And I will feed [0398] them that oppress [03238] thee with their own flesh [01320]; and they shall be drunken [07937] with their own blood [01818], as with sweet wine [06071]: and all flesh [01320] shall know [03045] that I the Lord [03068] am thy Saviour [03467] and thy Redeemer [01350], the mighty One [046] of Jacob [03290].sweet: or, new