Isaiah 49:5-7
English Standard Version
5 (A)And now the Lord says,
he (B)who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for (C)I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(D)I will make you (E)as a light for the nations,
that (F)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
7 Thus says the Lord,
(G)the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
(H)to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
(I)“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.”
Isaiah 49:5-7
Common English Bible
5 And now the Lord has decided—
the one who formed me from the womb as his servant—
to restore Jacob to God,
so that Israel might return to him.
Moreover, I’m honored in the Lord’s eyes;
my God has become my strength.
6 He said: It is not enough, since you are my servant,
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the survivors of Israel.
Hence, I will also appoint you as light to the nations
so that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.
7 The Lord, redeemer of Israel and its holy one,
says to one despised,
rejected by nations,
to the slave of rulers:
Kings will see and stand up;
commanders will bow down
on account of the Lord, who is faithful,
the holy one of Israel,
who has chosen you.
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