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He made my mouth like a sharp-edged sword,
    concealed me, shielded by his hand.
He made me a sharpened arrow,
    in his quiver he hid me.
He said to me, You are my servant,
    in you, Israel,[a] I show my glory.

Though I thought I had toiled in vain,
    for nothing and for naught spent my strength,
Yet my right is with the Lord,
    my recompense is with my God.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 49:3 Israel: the servant is identified with the people of Israel as their ideal representative; however, vv. 5–6 seem to distinguish the servant from Israel.

He made my mouth(A) like a sharpened sword,(B)
    in the shadow of his hand(C) he hid me;
he made me into a polished arrow(D)
    and concealed me in his quiver.
He said to me, “You are my servant,(E)
    Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.(F)
But I said, “I have labored in vain;(G)
    I have spent my strength for nothing at all.
Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,(H)
    and my reward(I) is with my God.”(J)

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