Isaiah 49:7-13

English Standard Version

⁷Thus says the Lord,
    ^(A)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
^(B)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
    the servant of rulers:
^(C)“Kings shall see and arise;
    princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

The Restoration of Israel

⁸Thus says the Lord:
^(D)“In a ^(E)time of favor I have answered you;
    in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you ^(F)and give you
    as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
    ^(G)to apportion the desolate heritages,
⁹^(H)saying to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’
    to those who are in darkness, ‘Appear.’
^(I)They shall feed along the ways;
    on all bare heights shall be their pasture;
¹⁰^(J)they shall not hunger or thirst,
    neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,
for he who has pity on them ^(K)will lead them,
    and by springs of water will guide them.
¹¹^(L)And I will make all my mountains a road,
    and my highways shall be raised up.
¹²^(M)Behold, these shall come from afar,
    and behold, ^(N)these from the north and from the west,^[a]
    and these from the land of Syene.”^[b]

¹³^(O)Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord ^(P)has comforted his people
and will have compassion on his afflicted.