² This is what the Lord says, He who made you
And ^(A)formed you from the womb, who ^(B)will help you:
‘^(C)Do not fear, Jacob My servant,
And ^[a](D)Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

“I, the Lord, am the maker of all things,
^(C)Stretching out the heavens by Myself
And spreading out the earth ^[a]alone,

⁵ “Before I ^(A)formed you in the womb I knew you,
And ^(B)before you were born I consecrated you;
I have ^(C)appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”