Isaiah 49:7-9

The Voice

⁷ This is what the Eternal One, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel,
    told to the one who is despised and loathed by the nation,
To the servant of national leaders.

Eternal One: At the sight of you, kings will rise and princes will bow down,
        for I, the Eternal, faithful and true, the Holy One of Israel, have chosen you.

⁸ Eternal One: When the time was right, I answered you;
        on the day you were delivered, I was your help.^[a]
    I will watch over you, and give you
        as a promise, a binding covenant to the people.
    Through you, My gift to the people, the land of promise will recover.
        Ancestral ground, once deserted, will be entrusted to them.
⁹     Through you, My gift to the people, I will declare to the prisoners,
        “Come out. Now you are free”;
    To those who are held in darkness, “Come out into the light.”
        They will find sustenance wherever they are—
    Along the roads or in the open hills—
        with peace of mind, in comfort and security.