Listen,{H8085} O isles,{H339} unto me; and hearken,{H7181} ye peoples,{H3816} from far:{H7350} Jehovah{H3068} hath called{H7121} me from the womb;{H990} from the bowels{H4578} of my mother{H517} hath he made mention{H2142} of my name:{H8034}

and he hath made{H7760} my mouth{H6310} like a sharp{H2299} sword;{H2719} in the shadow{H6738} of his hand{H3027} hath he hid{H2244} me: and he hath made{H7760} me a polished{H1305} shaft;{H2671} in his quiver{H827} hath he kept me close:{H5641}

and he said{H559} unto me, Thou art my servant;{H5650} Israel,{H3478} in whom I will be glorified.{H6286}

But I said,{H559} I have labored{H3021} in vain,{H7385} I have spent{H3615} my strength{H3581} for nought{H8414} and vanity;{H1892} yet surely{H403} the justice{H4941} [due] to me is with Jehovah,{H3068} and my recompense{H6468} with my God.{H430}

And now saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} that formed{H3335} me from the womb{H990} to be his servant,{H5650} to bring{H7725} Jacob{H3290} again{H7725} to him, and that Israel{H3478} be gathered{H622} unto him (for I am honorable{H3513} in the eyes{H5869} of Jehovah,{H3068} and my God{H430} is become my strength);{H5797}

yea, he saith,{H559} It is too light a thing{H7043} that thou shouldest be my servant{H5650} to raise up{H6965} the tribes{H7626} of Jacob,{H3290} and to restore{H7725} the preserved{H5341} of Israel:{H3478} I will also give{H5414} thee for a light{H216} to the Gentiles,{H1471} that thou mayest be my salvation{H3444} unto the end{H7097} of the earth.{H776}

Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the Redeemer{H1350} of Israel,{H3478} [and] his Holy One,{H6918} to him whom man{H5315} despiseth,{H960} to him whom the nation{H1471} abhorreth,{H8581} to a servant{H5650} of rulers:{H4910} Kings{H4428} shall see{H7200} and arise;{H6965} princes,{H8269} and they shall worship;{H7812} because of Jehovah{H3068} that is faithful,{H539} [even] the Holy One{H6918} of Israel,{H3478} who hath chosen{H977} thee.

Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} In an acceptable{H7522} time{H6256} have I answered{H6030} thee, and in a day{H3117} of salvation{H3444} have I helped{H5826} thee; and I will preserve{H5341} thee, and give{H5414} thee for a covenant{H1285} of the people,{H5971} to raise{H6965} up the land,{H776} to make them inherit{H5157} the desolate{H8074} heritages:{H5159}

saying{H559} to them that are bound,{H631} Go forth;{H3318} to them that are in darkness,{H2822} Show{H1540} yourselves. They shall feed{H7462} in the ways,{H1870} and on all bare heights{H8205} shall be their pasture.{H4830}

They shall not hunger{H7456} nor thirst;{H6770} neither shall the heat{H8273} nor sun{H8121} smite{H5221} them: for he that hath mercy{H7355} on them will lead{H5090} them, even by springs{H4002} of water{H4325} will he guide{H5095} them.

And I will make{H7760} all my mountains{H2022} a way,{H1870} and my highways{H4546} shall be exalted.{H7311}

Lo, these shall come{H935} from far;{H7350} and, lo, these from the north{H6828} and from the west;{H3220} and these from the land{H776} of Sinim.{H5515}

Sing,{H7442} O heavens;{H8064} and be joyful,{H1523} O earth;{H776} and break forth{H6476} into singing,{H7440} O mountains:{H2022} for Jehovah{H3068} hath comforted{H5162} his people,{H5971} and will have compassion{H7355} upon his afflicted.{H6041}

But Zion{H6726} said,{H559} Jehovah{H3068} hath forsaken{H5800} me, and the Lord{H3068} hath forgotten{H7911} me.

Can a woman{H802} forget{H7911} her sucking child,{H5764} that she should not have compassion{H7355} on the son{H1121} of her womb?{H990} yea, these may forget,{H7911} yet will not I forget{H7911} thee.

Behold, I have graven{H2710} thee upon the palms of my hands;{H3709} thy walls{H2346} are continually{H8548} before me.

Thy children{H1121} make haste;{H4116} thy destroyers{H2040} and they that made thee waste{H2717} shall go forth{H3318} from thee.

Lift up{H5375} thine eyes{H5869} round about,{H5439} and behold:{H7200} all these gather themselves together,{H6908} and come{H935} to thee. As I live,{H2416} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} thou shalt surely clothe{H3847} thee with them all as with an ornament,{H5716} and gird{H7194} thyself with them, like a bride.{H3618}

For, as for thy waste{H2723} and thy desolate places,{H8074} and thy land{H776} that hath been destroyed,{H2035} surely now shalt thou be too strait{H3334} for the inhabitants,{H3427} and they that swallowed thee up{H1104} shall be far away.{H7368}

The children{H1121} of thy bereavement{H7923} shall yet say{H559} in thine ears,{H241} The place{H4725} is too strait{H6862} for me; give{H5066} place{H4725} to me that I may dwell.{H3427}

Then shalt thou say{H559} in thy heart,{H3824} Who hath begotten{H3205} me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children,{H7921} and am solitary,{H1565} an exile,{H1540} and wandering to and fro?{H5493} and who hath brought up{H1431} these? Behold, I was left{H7604} alone; these, where{H375} were they?

Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} Behold, I will lift up{H5375} my hand{H3027} to the nations,{H1471} and set up{H7311} my ensign{H5251} to the peoples;{H5971} and they shall bring{H935} thy sons{H1121} in their bosom,{H2684} and thy daughters{H1323} shall be carried{H5375} upon their shoulders.{H3802}

And kings{H4428} shall be thy nursing fathers,{H539} and their queens{H8282} thy nursing mothers:{H3243} they shall bow down{H7812} to thee with their faces{H639} to the earth,{H776} and lick{H3897} the dust{H6083} of thy feet;{H7272} and thou shalt know{H3045} that I am Jehovah;{H3068} and they that wait{H6960} for me shall not be put to shame.{H954}

Shall the prey{H4455} be taken{H3947} from the mighty,{H1368} or the lawful{H6662} captives{H7628} be delivered?{H4422}

But thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} Even the captives{H7628} of the mighty{H1368} shall be taken away,{H3947} and the prey{H4455} of the terrible{H6184} shall be delivered;{H4422} for I will contend{H7378} with him that contendeth{H3401} with thee, and I will save{H3467} thy children.{H1121}

And I will feed{H398} them that oppress{H3238} thee with their own flesh;{H1320} and they shall be drunken{H7937} with their own blood,{H1818} as with sweet wine:{H6071} and all flesh{H1320} shall know{H3045} that I, Jehovah,{H3068} am thy Saviour,{H3467} and thy Redeemer,{H1350} the Mighty One{H46} of Jacob.{H3290}