And I said, I have [a]labored in vain: I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing; but my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

And now saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring Jacob again to him (though Israel be not gathered, [b]yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord; and my God shall be my strength.)

And he said, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the desolations of Israel: I will also give [c]thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the world.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:4 Thus Christ in his members complaineth, that his labor and preaching take none effect, yet he is contented that his doings are approved of God.
  2. Isaiah 49:5 Though the Jews refuse my doctrine, yet God will approve my ministry.
  3. Isaiah 49:6 To declare my Gospel, to the Gentiles, Isa. 42:6; Acts 13:47; Luke 2:32.

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