the descriptions of the people and the Servant are complementary, a point reinforced by the phrase, ‘my chosen one’, also used earlier of Israel (41:8–9). The Servant, though distinct from Israel, cannot be understood apart from Israel. As the Israelites ponder what is to become of them, they are ultimately to take comfort from the fact that Yahweh’s designated Servant will achieve—and achieve for them—what they on their own did not, and could not, achieve. The fact of the Servant’s success is guaranteed