Indeed He says,
‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a (A)light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

Thus says the Lord,
The Redeemer of Israel, [a]their Holy One,
(B)To Him [b]whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
(C)“Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. his or its
  2. Isaiah 49:7 Lit. who is despised of soul

And he says, “It is trivial for you to be[a] a servant for me,

to raise up the tribes of Jacob
    and to bring back the preserved of Israel.
I will give you as a light to the nations,
    to be my salvation to the end of the earth.”

Thus says Yahweh, the redeemer of Israel, his holy one,

to the one who despises[b] life,
    to the one who abhors the nation,
    to the slave of rulers:
“Kings shall see and stand up;
    princes, and they shall bow down,
for the sake of Yahweh, who is faithful,
    the holy one of Israel, and he has chosen you.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 49:6 Literally “from being you”
  2. Isaiah 49:7 A Dead Sea Scroll reads “is despised with respect to