Isaiah 49:1–6
Listen, aO isles, unto me;
And hearken, ye people, bfrom far;
cThe Lord hath called me dfrom the womb;
From the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
2 And 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;
3 And said unto me, iThou art my servant,
O Israel, kin whom I will be glorified.
4 Then 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.
5 And 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.
6 And 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.