Isaiah 49:8-10

Contemporary English Version

The Lord Will Lead His People Home

⁸^(A) This is what the Lord says:
    I will answer your prayers
because I have set a time
when I will help
    by coming to save you.
I have chosen you
to take my promise of hope
    to other nations.^[a]
You will rebuild the country
    from its ruins,
then people will come
    and settle there.
⁹You will set prisoners free
from dark dungeons
    to see the light of day.

On their way home,
they will find plenty to eat,
    even on barren hills.
¹⁰^(B) They won't go hungry
    or get thirsty;
they won't be bothered
by the scorching sun
    or hot desert winds.
I will be merciful
while leading them along
    to streams of water.