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Listen ,
islands ,
to me ;
and listen ,
you peoples ,
from far :
Yahweh has called me from the womb ;
from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name :
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and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword ;
in the shadow of his hand ,
he has hidden me :
and he has made me a polished shaft ;
in his quiver has he kept me close :
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and he said to me , "
You are my servant ;
Israel ,
in whom I will be glorified ."
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But I said , "
I have labored in vain ,
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity ;
yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh ,
and my reward with my God ."
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Now says Yahweh who formed me from the womb to be his servant ,
to bring Jacob again to him ,
and that Israel be gathered to him (
for I am honorable in the eyes of Yahweh ,
and my God has become my strength );
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yes ,
he says , "
It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob ,
and to restore the preserved of Israel :
I will also give you for a light to the nations ,
that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth ."
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Thus says Yahweh ,
the Redeemer of Israel ,
and his Holy One ,
to him whom man despises ,
to him whom the nation abhors ,
to a servant of rulers : "
Kings shall see and arise ;
princes ,
and they shall worship ;
because of Yahweh who is faithful ,
even the Holy One of Israel ,
who has chosen you ."