Isaiah:49:1-6
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Listen ,
O isles ,
unto me ;
and hearken ,
ye people ,
from far ;
The LORD hath called me from the womb ;
from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name .
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And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword ;
in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me ,
and made me a polished shaft ;
in his quiver hath he hid me ;
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And said unto me ,
Thou art my servant ,
O Israel Yisra #
el #,
in whom I will be glorified .
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Then I said ,
I have laboured in vain ,
I have spent my strength for nought ,
and in vain :
yet surely my judgment is with the LORD ,
and my work with my God .
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And now ,
saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant ,
to bring #
Jacob again to him ,
Though Israel be not gathered ,
yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD ,
and my God shall be my strength .
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And he said ,
It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob Ya #
aqob #,
and to restore the preserved (
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of Israel Yisra #
el #:
I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles ,
that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth .