Isaiah 49:1–7

Listen, ^aO isles, unto me;

And hearken, ye people, ^bfrom afar;

^cThe Lord hath called me ^dfrom the womb;

From the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

²And he hath made ^emy mouth ^flike a sharp sword;

^gIn the shadow of his hand hath he hid me,

And made me ^ha polished shaft;

In his quiver hath he hid me;

³And said unto me, ⁱThou art my servant,

O Israel, ^kin whom I will be glorified.

⁴Then I said, ^lI have laboured in vain,

I have spent my strength ^mfor nought, and in vain:

Yet surely ⁿmy judgment is with the Lord,

And my work with my God.

⁵And now, saith ^cthe Lord ^othat formed me ^dfrom the womb to be his servant,

To bring Jacob again to him,

Though Israel be not gathered,

Yet shall I ^pbe glorious in the eyes of the Lord,

And my God shall be my strength.

⁶And he said, ^qIt is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant

To raise up the tribes of Jacob,

And to restore the ^rpreserved of Israel:

^sI will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles.

That thou mayest be ^tmy salvation unto the end of the earth.

^7uThus saith the Lord, the redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One,

^vTo him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers,

^wKings shall see and arise,

Princes also shall worship,

Because of ^xthe Lord that is faithful,

And the Holy One of Israel, and ^yhe shall choose thee.