He said to me, “You are My Servant, Israel;(A)
I will be glorified in him.”
But I myself said: I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and futility;
yet my vindication is with the Lord,
and my reward is with my God.
And now, says the Lord,
who formed me from the womb to be His Servant,
to bring Jacob back to Him
so that Israel might be gathered to Him;
for I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
and my God is my strength—
He says,
“It is not enough for you to be My Servant
raising up the tribes of Jacob
and restoring the protected ones of Israel.
I will also make you a light for the nations,(B)
to be My salvation to the ends of the earth.”(C)
This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer(D) of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,[a](E)
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and stand up,
and princes[b] will bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel(F)—and He has chosen you.”(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:7 Or by the nation
  2. Isaiah 49:7 Lit princes and they

He said to me, “You are my servant,(A)
    Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.(B)
But I said, “I have labored in vain;(C)
    I have spent my strength for nothing at all.
Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,(D)
    and my reward(E) is with my God.”(F)

And now the Lord says—
    he who formed me in the womb(G) to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
    and gather Israel(H) to himself,
for I am[a] honored(I) in the eyes of the Lord
    and my God has been my strength(J)
he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant(K)
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.(L)
I will also make you a light(M) for the Gentiles,(N)
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”(O)

This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(P)
to him who was despised(Q) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(R) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,(S)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(T)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(U) you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:5 Or him, / but Israel would not be gathered; / yet I will be

10 Who among you fears the Lord,
listening to the voice of His Servant?(A)
Who among you walks in darkness,
and has no light?
Let him trust in the name of Yahweh;
let him lean on his God.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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