42 “This^(A) is my servant;^(B) I strengthen him,
this is my chosen one;^(C) I delight in him.^(D)
I have put my Spirit on him;^(E)
he will bring justice^[a] to the nations.^(F)

¹⁰ “You are my witnesses”^(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“and my servant whom I have chosen,^(B)
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.^(C)
No god was formed before me,
and there will be none after me.^(D)

²⁰ Wild animals—
jackals and ostriches—will honor me,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,^(A)
to give drink to my chosen people.

⁴ I call you by your name,
for the sake of my servant Jacob^(A)
and Israel my chosen one.
I give a name to you,
though you do not know me.

⁷ 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)

⁹ I will produce descendants from Jacob,^(A)
and heirs to my mountains from Judah;
my chosen^(B) ones will possess it,
and my servants will dwell there.^(C)

¹⁵ You will leave your name behind
as a curse for my chosen ones,^(A)
and the Lord God will kill you;
but he will give his servants another name.^(B)

²² They will not build and others live in them;
they will not plant and others eat.
For my people’s lives will be
like the lifetime of a tree.^(A)
My chosen ones will fully enjoy
the work of their hands.