Isaías 49

1Listen^H8085, O isles^H339, unto me; and hearken^H7181, ye peoples^H3816, from far^H7350: Jehovah^H3068 hath called^H7121 me from the womb^H990; from the bowels^H4578 of my mother^H517 hath he made mention^H2142 of my name^H8034: 2and he hath made^H7760 my mouth^H6310 like a sharp^H2299 sword^H2719; in the shadow^H6738 of his hand^H3027 hath he hid^H2244 me: and he hath made^H7760 me a polished^H1305 shaft^H2671; in his quiver^H827 hath he kept me close^H5641: 3and he said^H559 unto me, Thou art my servant^H5650; Israel^H3478, in whom I will be glorified^H6286. 4But I said^H559, I have labored^H3021 in vain^H7385, I have spent^H3615 my strength^H3581 for nought^H8414 and vanity^H1892; yet surely^H403 the justice^H4941 due to me is with Jehovah^H3068, and my recompense^H6468 with my God^H430. 5And now saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 that formed^H3335 me from the womb^H990 to be his servant^H5650, to bring^H7725 Jacob^H3290 again^H7725 to him, and that Israel^H3478 be gathered^H622 unto him (for I am honorable^H3513 in the eyes^H5869 of Jehovah^H3068, and my God^H430 is become my strength^H5797); 6yea, he saith^H559, It is too light a thing^H7043 that thou shouldest be my servant^H5650 to raise up^H6965 the tribes^H7626 of Jacob^H3290, and to restore^H7725 the preserved^H5341 of Israel^H3478: I will also give^H5414 thee for a light^H216 to the Gentiles^H1471, that thou mayest be my salvation^H3444 unto the end^H7097 of the earth^H776. 7Thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068, the Redeemer^H1350 of Israel^H3478, and his Holy One^H6918, to him whom man^H5315 despiseth^H960, to him whom the nation^H1471 abhorreth^H8581, to a servant^H5650 of rulers^H4910: Kings^H4428 shall see^H7200 and arise^H6965; princes^H8269, and they shall worship^H7812; because of Jehovah^H3068 that is faithful^H539, even the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478, who hath chosen^H977 thee. 8Thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068, In an acceptable^H7522 time^H6256 have I answered^H6030 thee, and in a day^H3117 of salvation^H3444 have I helped^H5826 thee; and I will preserve^H5341 thee, and give^H5414 thee for a covenant^H1285 of the people^H5971, to raise^H6965 up the land^H776, to make them inherit^H5157 the desolate^H8074 heritages^H5159: 9saying^H559 to them that are bound^H631, Go forth^H3318; to them that are in darkness^H2822, Show^H1540 yourselves. They shall feed^H7462 in the ways^H1870, and on all bare heights^H8205 shall be their pasture^H4830. 10They shall not hunger^H7456 nor thirst^H6770; neither shall the heat^H8273 nor sun^H8121 smite^H5221 them: for he that hath mercy^H7355 on them will lead^H5090 them, even by springs^H4002 of water^H4325 will he guide^H5095 them. 11And I will make^H7760 all my mountains^H2022 a way^H1870, and my highways^H4546 shall be exalted^H7311. 12Lo, these shall come^H935 from far^H7350; and, lo, these from the north^H6828 and from the west^H3220; and these from the land^H776 of Sinim^H5515. 13Sing^H7442, O heavens^H8064; and be joyful^H1523, O earth^H776; and break forth^H6476 into singing^H7440, O mountains^H2022: for Jehovah^H3068 hath comforted^H5162 his people^H5971, and will have compassion^H7355 upon his afflicted^H6041. 14But Zion^H6726 said^H559, Jehovah^H3068 hath forsaken^H5800 me, and the Lord^H3068 hath forgotten^H7911 me. 15Can a woman^H802 forget^H7911 her sucking child^H5764, that she should not have compassion^H7355 on the son^H1121 of her womb^H990? yea, these may forget^H7911, yet will not I forget^H7911 thee. 16Behold, I have graven^H2710 thee upon the palms of my hands^H3709; thy walls^H2346 are continually^H8548 before me. 17Thy children^H1121 make haste^H4116; thy destroyers^H2040 and they that made thee waste^H2717 shall go forth^H3318 from thee. 18Lift up^H5375 thine eyes^H5869 round about^H5439, and behold^H7200: all these gather themselves together^H6908, and come^H935 to thee. As I live^H2416, saith^H5002 Jehovah^H3068, thou shalt surely clothe^H3847 thee with them all as with an ornament^H5716, and gird^H7194 thyself with them, like a bride^H3618. 19For, as for thy waste^H2723 and thy desolate places^H8074, and thy land^H776 that hath been destroyed^H2035, surely now shalt thou be too strait^H3334 for the inhabitants^H3427, and they that swallowed thee up^H1104 shall be far away^H7368. 20The children^H1121 of thy bereavement^H7923 shall yet say^H559 in thine ears^H241, The place^H4725 is too strait^H6862 for me; give^H5066 place^H4725 to me that I may dwell^H3427. 21Then shalt thou say^H559 in thy heart^H3824, Who hath begotten^H3205 me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children^H7921, and am solitary^H1565, an exile^H1540, and wandering to and fro^H5493? and who hath brought up^H1431 these? Behold, I was left^H7604 alone; these, where^H375 were they? 22Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 Jehovah^H3069, Behold, I will lift up^H5375 my hand^H3027 to the nations^H1471, and set up^H7311 my ensign^H5251 to the peoples^H5971; and they shall bring^H935 thy sons^H1121 in their bosom^H2684, and thy daughters^H1323 shall be carried^H5375 upon their shoulders^H3802. 23And kings^H4428 shall be thy nursing fathers^H539, and their queens^H8282 thy nursing mothers^H3243: they shall bow down^H7812 to thee with their faces^H639 to the earth^H776, and lick^H3897 the dust^H6083 of thy feet^H7272; and thou shalt know^H3045 that I am Jehovah^H3068; and they that wait^H6960 for me shall not be put to shame^H954. 24Shall the prey^H4455 be taken^H3947 from the mighty^H1368, or the lawful^H6662 captives^H7628 be delivered^H4422? 25But thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068, Even the captives^H7628 of the mighty^H1368 shall be taken away^H3947, and the prey^H4455 of the terrible^H6184 shall be delivered^H4422; for I will contend^H7378 with him that contendeth^H3401 with thee, and I will save^H3467 thy children^H1121. 26And I will feed^H398 them that oppress^H3238 thee with their own flesh^H1320; and they shall be drunken^H7937 with their own blood^H1818, as with sweet wine^H6071: and all flesh^H1320 shall know^H3045 that I, Jehovah^H3068, am thy Saviour^H3467, and thy Redeemer^H1350, the Mighty One^H46 of Jacob^H3290.