Isaiah 49:3-6
English Standard Version
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, (A)in whom I will be glorified.”[a]
4 (B)But I said, “I have labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my right is with the Lord,
and my recompense with my God.”
5 (C)And now the Lord says,
he (D)who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for (E)I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(F)I will make you (G)as a light for the nations,
that (H)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:3 Or I will display my beauty
Isaiah 49:3-6
New International Version
3 He said to me, “You are my servant,(A)
Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.(B)”
4 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)
5 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)—
6 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)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:5 Or him, / but Israel would not be gathered; / yet I will be
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