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.