Isaiah:49:1-7
lesserot@Isaiah:49:1 @ Hearken, O isles, unto me; and listen, ye people, from afar: The Lord hath called me from my birth; from my mothers womb hath he made mention of my name.
lesserot@Isaiah:49:2 @ And he hath rendered my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hidden me: and he hath rendered me as a polished arrow; in his quiver hath he concealed me;
lesserot@Isaiah:49:3 @ And said unto me, My servant art thou, O Israel, thou on whom I will be glorified.
lesserot@Isaiah:49:4 @ But I had indeed said, For no purpose have I labored, for naught and vanity have I spent my strength; yet surely my cause is with the Lord, and the recompense of my work with my God.
lesserot@Isaiah:49:5 @ And now hath said the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, that Israel may be gathered unto him, that I should be honored in the eyes of the Lord, while my God was my strength,
lesserot@Isaiah:49:6 @ And he said, It is too light a thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to bring back the preserved of Israel! but I will appoint thee for a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach as far as the end of the earth.
lesserot@Isaiah:49:7 @ Thus hath said the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him who is despised by men, to him who is abhorred by nations, to the servant of rulers, Kings shall see it and rise up, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves, for the sake of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who hath made choice of thee.
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