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Listen ,
O isles ,
to me ;
and listen ,
you people ,
from far ;
The LORD 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 has he hid me ,
and made me a polished shaft ;
in his quiver has he hid me ;
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And said to me ,
You are my servant ,
O Israel ,
in whom I will be glorified .
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Then I said ,
I have labored in vain ,
I have spent my strength for nothing ,
and in vain :
yet surely my judgment is with the LORD ,
and my work with my God .
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And now ,
said 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 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 Gentiles ,
that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth .
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Thus said the LORD ,
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 also shall worship ,
because of the LORD that is faithful ,
and the Holy One of Israel ,
and he shall choose you .