42 “This^(A) is My Servant;^(B) I strengthen Him,
this is My Chosen One;^(C) I delight in Him.^(D)
I have put My Spirit on Him;^(E)
He will bring justice^[a] to the nations.^(F)

¹⁰ “You are My witnesses”^(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“and My servant whom I have chosen,^(B)
so that you may know and believe Me
and understand that I am He.^(C)
No god was formed before Me,
and there will be none after Me.^(D)

²⁰ The animals of the field will honor Me,
jackals and ostriches,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,^(A)
to give drink to My chosen people.

⁴ I call you by your name,
because of Jacob My servant^(A)
and Israel My chosen one.
I give a name to you,
though you do not know Me.

⁷ This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer^(A) of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,^[a](B)
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^(C)—and He has chosen you.”^(D)

⁹ I will produce descendants from Jacob,^(A)
and heirs to My mountains from Judah;
My chosen^(B) ones will possess it,
and My servants will dwell there.^(C)

¹⁵ You will leave your name behind
as a curse for My chosen ones,^(A)
and the Lord God will kill you;
but He will give His servants another name.^(B)

²² They will not build and others live in them;
they will not plant and others eat.
For My people’s lives will be
like the lifetime of a tree.^(A)
My chosen ones will fully enjoy
the work of their hands.