Isa 49 | ABEn | STEP | Hear, O islands! and take heed, O nations! Through [ 2 time 1 a long] it shall be established, says the lord . From out of the belly of my mother he called my name.

Isaiah 49

CHAPTER 49 My Servant

1 Hear, O islands! and take heed, O nations! Through [²time ¹a long] it shall be established, says the lord. From out of the belly of my mother he called my name. 2 And he made my mouth as [²sword ¹a sharp], and under the protection of his hand he hid me. He made me as [²arrow ¹a chosen]; and in his quiver he hid me. 3 And he said to me, [²my servant ¹You are], O Israel, and in you I shall be glorified. 4 And I said, Uselessly I tired in vain, and for nothing I gave my strength. On account of this my judgment is from the lord, and my toil before my God. 5 And now, thus says the lord, the one shaping me from out of the belly, [²servant ¹to be his own], to gather Jacob to him, And Israel I shall have gathered, and I shall be glorified before the lord, and my God will be my strength. 6 And he said, [²a great thing ³for you ¹It is] to be called my servant; to establish the tribes of Jacob, and [²the ³dispersion ⁴of Israel ¹to return]. Behold, I have given you for a covenant of a race, for a light of nations, for you to be for deliverance unto the end of the earth. 7 Thus says the lord, the one rescuing you, the God of Israel, Sanctify the one treating [²as worthless ¹his life], the one being abhorred by the nations of the servant of the rulers. Kings shall see him, and [²shall rise up ¹rulers], and they shall do obeisance to him because of the lord; for [⁴is trustworthy ¹the ²holy one ³of Israel], and I chose you. 8 Thus says the lord, [²time ¹In the accepted] I heeded you, and in the day of deliverance I helped you, and I shaped you, and I gave you for a covenant of nations, to establish the earth, and to inherit [²inheritances ¹desolate]. 9 Saying to the ones in bonds, Come forth! and to the ones in the darkness to be uncovered. In all the ways they shall be grazing, even in all the roads of their pasture. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, nor shall [²strike ³them ¹a burning wind], nor sun. But the one who shows mercy on them shall comfort them, and by springs of waters he shall lead them. 11 And I will establish every mountain for a way, and every road for a pasture to them. 12 Behold, these [²from a distance ¹shall come]; these from north, and west, and others from out of the land of the Persians. 13 Be glad, O heavens, and exult, O earth! Break asunder, O mountains, with gladness! for [²showed mercy on ¹God] his people, and the humble of his people he comforted.

The LORD will Not Forget Zion

14 Zion said, [²abandoned ³me ¹The lord], and, [²Lord ³forgot ¹My]. 15 Shall [²forget ¹a woman] her child, or to not show mercy on on the progeny of her belly? But even if [³these things ²might forget ¹a woman], I will not forget you, says the lord. 16 Behold, upon my hands I portrayed your walls; and [³before ⁴me ¹you are ²always]. 17 And quickly you shall be built by whom you were demolished; and the ones making you desolate shall go forth from out of you. 18 Lift up round about your eyes, and perceive all! Behold, they were brought together, and they come to you. As I live, says the lord, that, [²them all ³as ⁴an ornament ¹You shall clothe yourself with], and you shall put them on as an ornament of a bride. 19 For your desolate places, and the places utterly destroyed, and the places having fallen down, that now they shall be confining because of the ones dwelling, and [³will be far ⁴from ⁵you ¹the ones ²swallowing you down]. 20 [⁵shall say ¹For ⁶in ⁷your ears ²your sons ³whom ⁴you have lost], [³is too narrow ⁴for me ¹The ²place], make for me a place that I shall dwell! 21 And you shall say in your heart, Who engendered to me these? For I am childless and a widow, a sojourner and excluded. But these, who nourished for me? For I was left alone. But these [³to me ¹from where ²were these]? 22 Thus says the Lord, the lord, Behold, I lift [²unto ³the ⁴nations ¹my hand], and unto the islands I shall lift my agreed upon sign. And they shall lead your sons in their bosom; and [²your daughters ³upon ⁴their shoulders ¹they shall lift]. 23 And [²shall be ¹kings] your wet-nurses; and their ruling women your nurses. [³upon ⁴the face ⁵of the ⁶earth ¹They shall do obeisance ²to you], and the dust of your feet they shall lick. And you shall know that I am the lord, and [⁴shall not ⁵be ashamed ¹the ones ²waiting ³for me]. 24 Will anyone take [²from ³a giant ¹spoils]? and if [²should be captured ¹anyone] unjustly, shall he be delivered? 25 For thus says the lord, If any should capture a giant, he shall take the spoils. And the one taking from the one being strong, shall be delivered. But I [²your case ¹will plead], and I [²your sons ¹will rescue]. 26 And [⁴shall eat ¹the ones ²afflicting ³you] their own flesh; and they shall drink [²as ⁴wine ³new ¹their own blood], and shall be intoxicated. And [³shall perceive ¹all ²flesh] that I am the lord, the one rescuing you, and assisting the strength of Jacob.