Isaiah 49:6-9
New American Standard Bible
6 He says, “It is too [a]small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the (A)protected ones of Israel;
I will also make You a (B)light [b]of the nations
So that My salvation may [c]reach to the (C)end of the earth.”
7 This is what the Lord, the (D)Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One,
Says to the [d](E)despised One,
To the One abhorred by the nation,
To the Servant of rulers:
“(F)Kings will see and arise,
Princes will also (G)bow down,
Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
8 This is what the Lord says:
“At a (H)favorable time I answered You,
And on a day of salvation I helped You;
And I will (I)watch over You and (J)make You a covenant of the people,
To [e](K)restore the land, to give as inheritances the deserted hereditary lands;
9 Saying to those who are (L)bound, ‘[f]Go free,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
They will feed along the roads,
And their pasture will be on all (M)bare heights.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:6 Lit light
- Isaiah 49:6 Or to
- Isaiah 49:6 Lit be
- Isaiah 49:7 Lit despised of soul
- Isaiah 49:8 Lit establish
- Isaiah 49:9 Lit Go out
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