Isaiah 49:1-5

The Servant of the Lord

1 Listen to me, aO coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples bfrom afar.
cThe Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
2 dHe made my mouth like a sharp sword;
ein the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
3And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, fin whom I will be glorified.”
Or  I will display my beauty

4 hBut I said, “I have labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my right is with the Lord,
and my recompense with my God.”
5 iAnd now the Lord says,
he jwho formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for kI am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength

Isaiah 49:8

The Restoration of Israel

8 Thus says the Lord:
l“In a mtime of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you nand give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
oto apportion the desolate heritages,
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