Isaiah 49:8-10

The Voice

⁸ Eternal One: When the time was right, I answered you;
        on the day you were delivered, I was your help.^[a]
    I will watch over you, and give you
        as a promise, a binding covenant to the people.
    Through you, My gift to the people, the land of promise will recover.
        Ancestral ground, once deserted, will be entrusted to them.
⁹     Through you, My gift to the people, I will declare to the prisoners,
        “Come out. Now you are free”;
    To those who are held in darkness, “Come out into the light.”
        They will find sustenance wherever they are—
    Along the roads or in the open hills—
        with peace of mind, in comfort and security.
¹⁰     Wherever they are, they will be fine, never hungry nor thirsty.
        They will be protected from oppressive heat and the burning sun
    Because the One who loves them—as a mother loves her child—will be their guide.
        God will lead them to restful places, rejuvenating springs of water.