Isa 49
1 My Servant
Hear, O islands! and take heed, O nations! Through [
2time
1a long] it shall be established, says
the LORD. From out of
the belly of my mother he called my name.
2And he made my mouth as [
2sword
1a sharp], and under the protection of his hand he hid me. He made me as [
2arrow
1a chosen]; and in his quiver he hid me.
3And he said to me, [
2my servant
1You are], O Israel, and in you I shall be glorified.
4And I said, Uselessly I tired in vain, and for nothing I gave my strength. On account of this my judgment
is from
the LORD, and my toil before my God.
5And now, thus says
the LORD, the one shaping me from out of
the belly, [
2servant
1to be his own], to gather Jacob to him, And Israel I shall have gathered, and I shall be glorified before
the LORD, and my God will be my strength.
6And he said, [
2a great
thing 3for you
1It is] to be called my servant; to establish the tribes of Jacob, and [
2the
3dispersion
4of Israel
1to return]. Behold, I have given you for a covenant of a race, for a light of nations, for you to be for deliverance unto
the end of the earth.
7Thus says
the LORD, the one rescuing you, the God of Israel, Sanctify the one treating [
2as worthless
1his life], the one being abhorred by the nations of the servant of the rulers. Kings shall see him, and [
2shall rise up
1rulers], and they shall do obeisance to him because of
the LORD; for [
4is trustworthy
1the
2holy one
3of Israel], and I chose you.
8Thus says
the LORD, [
2time
1In
the accepted] I heeded you, and in
the day of deliverance I helped you, and I shaped you, and I gave you for a covenant of nations, to establish the earth, and to inherit [
2inheritances
1desolate].
9Saying to the ones in bonds, Come forth! and to the ones in the darkness to be uncovered. In all the ways they shall be grazing, even in all the roads of their pasture.
10They shall not hunger nor thirst, nor shall [
2strike
3them
1a burning wind], nor sun. But the one who shows mercy on them shall comfort them, and by springs of waters he shall lead them.
11And I will establish every mountain for a way, and every road for a pasture to them.
12Behold, these [
2from a distance
1shall come]; these from north, and west, and others from out of
the land of
the Persians.
13Be glad, O heavens, and exult, O earth! Break asunder, O mountains, with gladness! for [
2showed mercy on
1God] his people, and the humble of his people he comforted.
14 The LORD will Not Forget Zion
Zion said, [
2abandoned
3me
1The LORD], and, [
2Lord
3forgot
1My].
15Shall [
2forget
1a woman] her child, or to not show mercy on on the progeny of her belly? But even if [
3these
things 2might forget
1a woman], I will not forget you, says
the LORD.
16Behold, upon my hands I portrayed your walls; and [
3before
4me
1you are
2always].
17And quickly you shall be built by whom you were demolished; and the ones making you desolate shall go forth from out of you.
18Lift up round about your eyes, and perceive all! Behold, they were brought together, and they come to you. As I live, says
the LORD, that, [
2them all
3as
4an ornament
1You shall clothe yourself with], and you shall put them on as an ornament of a bride.
19For your desolate places, and the
places utterly destroyed, and the places having fallen down, that now they shall be confining because of the ones dwelling, and [
3will be far
4from
5you
1the ones
2swallowing you down].
20[
5shall say
1For
6in
7your ears
2your sons
3whom
4you have lost], [
3is too narrow
4for me
1The
2place], make for me a place that I shall dwell!
21And you shall say in your heart, Who engendered to me these? For I
am childless and a widow, a sojourner and excluded. But these, who nourished for me? For I was left alone. But these [
3to me
1from where
2were these]?
22Thus says
the Lord,
the LORD, Behold, I lift [
2unto
3the
4nations
1my hand], and unto the islands I shall lift my agreed upon sign. And they shall lead your sons in
their bosom; and [
2your daughters
3upon
4their shoulders
1they shall lift].
23And [
2shall be
1kings] your wet-nurses; and their ruling women your nurses. [
3upon
4the face
5of the
6earth
1They shall do obeisance
2to you], and the dust of your feet they shall lick. And you shall know that I
am the LORD, and [
4shall not
5be ashamed
1the ones
2waiting
3for me].
24Will anyone take [
2from
3a giant
1spoils]? and if [
2should be captured
1anyone] unjustly, shall he be delivered?
25For thus says
the LORD, If any should capture a giant, he shall take
the spoils. And
the one taking from
the one being strong, shall be delivered. But I [
2your case
1will plead], and I [
2your sons
1will rescue].
26And [
4shall eat
1the ones
2afflicting
3you] their
own flesh; and they shall drink [
2as
4wine
3new
1their
own blood], and shall be intoxicated. And [
3shall perceive
1all
2flesh] that I
am the LORD, the one rescuing you, and assisting
the strength of Jacob.