⁵ And now the Lord says—
    he who formed me in the womb^(A) to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
    and gather Israel^(B) to himself,
for I am^[a] honored^(C) in the eyes of the Lord
    and my God has been my strength^(D)—

⁷ This is what the Lord says—
    the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel^(A)—
to him who was despised^(B) and abhorred by the nation,
    to the servant of rulers:
“Kings^(C) will see you and stand up,
    princes will see and bow down,^(D)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,^(E)
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen^(F) you.”

“In the time of my favor^(G) I will answer you,
    and in the day of salvation I will help you;^(H)
I will keep^(I) you and will make you
    to be a covenant for the people,^(J)
to restore the land^(K)
    and to reassign its desolate inheritances,^(L)
9 to say to the captives,^(M) ‘Come out,’
    and to those in darkness,^(N) ‘Be free!’

“They will feed beside the roads
    and find pasture on every barren hill.^(O)
10 They will neither hunger nor thirst,^(P)
    nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them.^(Q)
He who has compassion^(R) on them will guide^(S) them
    and lead them beside springs^(T) of water.