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Isaiah 49:6-8
International Standard Version
Isaiah 49:6-8
International Standard Version
6 he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant,
to raise up the tribes of Israel[a]
and bring back those of Jacob[b] I have preserved.
I’ll also make you as a light to the nations,
to be my salvation to the ends[c] of the earth.
7 “This is what my Lord[d] says—
the Lord your Redeemer, O Israel,[e]
and his Holy One—
to one despised by people,[f]
to those abhorred[g] as a nation,
to the servant of rulers:
“Kings see[h] and arise,
and princes[i] will bow down,
because of the Lord who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel,
the one who has[j] chosen you.”
The Restoration of Israel
8 “This what the Lord says:
“I’ll answer[k] you in a time of favor,
and on a day of salvation I’ll help[l] you.
I have watched over you,
and given you as a covenant for the people,
to restore the land,
to reassign the inheritances that have been devastated;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX Jacob
- Isaiah 49:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX Israel
- Isaiah 49:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX end
- Isaiah 49:7 So 1QIsaa 1QIsab; MT LXX lacks my Lord
- Isaiah 49:7 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read the Redeemer of Israel
- Isaiah 49:7 So 1QIsaa 4QIsad; MT CaiGen LXX reads to one people despise
- Isaiah 49:7 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX reads one abhorred
- Isaiah 49:7 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read Kings will see; LXX reads Kings will see him
- Isaiah 49:7 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab reads They will rise; MT LXX read princes will rise, and they
- Isaiah 49:7 So 1QIsaa; MT reads and the one who has; LXX reads and I have
- Isaiah 49:8 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX reads I have answered
- Isaiah 49:8 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read I have helped
Isaiah 49:6-8
New International Version
Isaiah 49:6-8
New International Version
6 he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant(A)
to restore the tribes of Jacob
and bring back those of Israel I have kept.(B)
I will also make you a light(C) for the Gentiles,(D)
that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”(E)
7 This is what the Lord says—
the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(F)—
to him who was despised(G) and abhorred by the nation,
to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(H) will see you and stand up,
princes will see and bow down,(I)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(J)
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(K) you.”
Restoration of Israel
8 This is what the Lord says:
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