49 Listen to Me, O ^(A)coastlands,
And pay attention, you peoples from afar.
^(B)Yahweh called Me from the womb;
From the ^[a]body of My mother He made My name to be remembered.
² He has set My ^(C)mouth like a sharp sword;
In the ^(D)shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also set Me as a ^[b]select ^(E)arrow;
He has hidden Me in His quiver.
³ He said to Me, “^(F)You are My Servant, Israel,
^(G)In Whom I will ^[c]show forth My beautiful glory.”
⁴ But I said, “I have ^(H)toiled in vain;
I have spent My might for ^[d]nothing and vanity;
Yet surely the justice due to Me is with Yahweh,
And My ^(I)reward with My God.”