Isaiah 49:2-4

Living Bible

² God will make my words of judgment sharp as swords. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand; I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver.

³ He said to me: “You are my servant, a prince of power^[a] with God, and you shall bring me glory.”

⁴ I replied, “But my work for them seems all in vain; I have spent my strength for them without response. Yet I leave it all with God for my reward.”