Dual Panel1Listen<8085> to Me, O islands<339>, And pay<7181> attention<7181>, you peoples<3816> from afar<7350>. The LORD<3068> called<7121> Me from the womb<990>; From the body<4578> of My mother<517> He named<2142><8034> Me.
2He has made<7760> My mouth<6310> like a sharp<2299> sword<2719>, In the shadow<6738> of His hand<3027> He has concealed<2244> Me; And He has also made<7760> Me a select<1305> arrow<2671>, He has hidden<5641> Me in His quiver<827>.
3He said<559> to Me, "You are My Servant<5650>, Israel<3478>, In Whom<834> I will show<6286> My glory<6286>."
4But I said<559>, "I have toiled<3021> in vain<7385>, I have spent<3615> My strength<3581> for nothing<8414> and vanity<1892>; Yet surely<403> the justice<4941> due to Me is with the LORD<3068>, And My reward<6468> with My God<430>."
5And now<6258> says<559> the LORD<3068>, who formed<3335> Me from the womb<990> to be His Servant<5650>, To bring<7725> Jacob<3290> back<7725> to Him, so that Israel<3478> might be gathered<622> to Him (For I am honored<3513> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068>, And My God<430> is My strength<5797>),
6He says<559>, "It is too<4480> small<7043> a thing<7043> that You should be My Servant<5650> To raise<6965> up the tribes<7626> of Jacob<3290> and to restore<7725> the preserved<5336> ones of Israel<3478>; I will also make<5414> You a light<216> of the nations<1471> So that My salvation<3444> may reach<1961> to the end<7097> of the earth<776>."
7Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, the Redeemer<1350> of Israel<3478> and its Holy<6918> One<6918>, To the despised<960> One, To the One abhorred<8581> by the nation<1471>, To the Servant<5650> of rulers<4910>, "Kings<4428> will see<7200> and arise<6965>, Princes<8269> will also bow<7812> down<7812>, Because<4616> of the LORD<3068> who<834> is faithful<539>, the Holy<6918> One<6918> of Israel<3478> who has chosen<977> You."
8Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "In a favorable<7522> time<6256> I have answered<6030> You, And in a day<3117> of salvation<3444> I have helped<5826> You; And I will keep<5341> You and give<5414> You for a covenant<1285> of the people<5971>, To restore<6965> the land<776>, to make them inherit<5157> the desolate<8074> heritages<5159>;
9Saying<559> to those who are bound<631>, 'Go<3318> forth<3318>,' To those who<834> are in darkness<2822>, 'Show<1540> yourselves.' Along<5921> the roads<1870> they will feed<7462>, And their pasture<4830> will be on all<3605> bare<8205> heights<8205>.
10"They will not hunger<7456> or thirst<6770>, Nor<3808> will the scorching<8273> heat<8273> or sun<8121> strike<5221> them down<5221>; For He who has<7355> compassion<7355> on them will lead<5090> them And will guide<5095> them to springs<4002> of water<4325>.
11"I will make<7760> all<3605> My mountains<2022> a road<1870>, And My highways<4546> will be raised<7311> up.
12"Behold<2009>, these<428> will come<935> from afar<7350>; And lo<2009>, these<428> will come from the north<6828> and from the west<3220>, And these<428> from the land<776> of Sinim<5515>."
13Shout<7442> for joy<7442>, O heavens<8064>! And rejoice<1523>, O earth<776>! Break<6476> forth<6476> into joyful<7440> shouting<7440>, O mountains<2022>! For the LORD<3068> has comforted<5162> His people<5971> And will have<7355> compassion<7355> on His afflicted<6041>.
14But Zion<6726> said<559>, "The LORD<3068> has forsaken<5800> me, And the Lord<136> has forgotten<7911> me."
15"Can a woman<802> forget<7911> her nursing<5764> child<5764> And have<7355> no<4480> compassion<7355> on the son<1121> of her womb<990>? Even<1571> these<428> may forget<7911>, but I will not forget<7911> you.
16"Behold<2005>, I have inscribed<2710> you on the palms<3709> of My hands; Your walls<2346> are continually<8548> before<5048> Me.
17"Your builders<1121> hurry<4116>; Your destroyers<2040> and devastators<2717> Will depart<3318> from you.
18"Lift<5375> up your eyes<5869> and look<7200> around<5439>; All<3605> of them gather<6908> together, they come<935> to you. As I live<2416>," declares<5002> the LORD<3068>, "You will surely<3588> put<3847> on all<3605> of them as jewels<5716> and bind<7194> them on as a bride<3618>.
19"For your waste<2723> and desolate<8074> places and your destroyed<2035> land<776>-- Surely<3588> now<6258> you will be too<4480> cramped<6887> for the inhabitants<3427>, And those who swallowed<1104> you will be far<7368> away.
20"The children<1121> of whom you were bereaved<7923> will yet<5750> say<559> in your ears<241>, 'The place<4725> is too cramped<6862> for me; Make<5066> room<5066> for me that I may live<3427> here.'
21"Then you will say<559> in your heart<3824>, 'Who<4310> has begotten<3205> these<428> for me, Since I have been<7921> bereaved<7909> of my children<7909> And am barren<1565>, an exile<1540> and a wanderer<5493>? And who<4310> has reared<1431> these<428>? Behold<2005>, I was left<7604> alone<905>; From where<375> did these<428> come?'"
22Thus<3541> says<559> the Lord<136> GOD<3068>, "Behold<2009>, I will lift<5375> up My hand<3027> to the nations<1471> And set<7311> up My standard<5251> to the peoples<5971>; And they will bring<935> your sons<1121> in their bosom<2684>, And your daughters<1323> will be carried<5375> on their shoulders<3802>.
23"Kings<4428> will be your guardians<539>, And their princesses<8282> your nurses<3243>. They will bow<7812> down<7812> to you with their faces<639> to the earth<776> And lick<3897> the dust<6083> of your feet<7272>; And you will know<3045> that I am the LORD<3068>; Those who<834> hopefully<6960> wait<6960> for Me will not be put<954> to shame<954>.
24"Can the prey<4455> be taken<3947> from the mighty<1368> man<1368>, Or<518> the captives<7628> of a tyrant be rescued<4422>?"
25Surely<3588>, thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, "Even<1571> the captives<7628> of the mighty<1368> man<1368> will be taken<3947> away, And the prey<4455> of the tyrant<6184> will be rescued<4422>; For I will contend<7378> with the one<3401> who<3401> contends<3401> with you, And I will save<3467> your sons<1121>.
26"I will feed<398> your oppressors<3238> with their own flesh<1320>, And they will become<7937> drunk<7937> with their own blood<1818> as with sweet<6071> wine<6071>; And all<3605> flesh<1320> will know<3045> that I, the LORD<3068>, am your Savior<3467> And your Redeemer<1350>, the Mighty<46> One<46> of Jacob<3290>."