Isaiah 49:8-12

English Standard Version

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