This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer(A) of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,[a](B)
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see, princes will stand up,
and they[b] will all bow down
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel(C)—and he has chosen you.”(D)

This is what the Lord says:

I will answer you in a time of favor,
and I will help you in the day of salvation.(E)
I will keep you, and I will appoint you
to be a covenant for the people,(F)
to restore the land,
to make them possess the desolate inheritances,
saying to the prisoners, “Come out,”(G)
and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.”
They will feed along the pathways,
and their pastures will be on all the barren heights.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 49:7 Or by the nation
  2. 49:7 Lit princes and they

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