Selected verses from Book of the Prophet Isaiah
49: 1 - 6, 9 - 11, 12 - 13
A turning point where Israel speaks up as
God's servant, echoing much of what has
said previously by God: the Servant has
accepted his role. FROM CEB Study Bible:
Common English Translation, published 2013.
Listen to me, coast lands;
pay attention, peoples far away.
The Lord called me before my
birth, called my name when I
was in my mother's womb.
He made my mouth like a sharp
sword, and hid me in the shadow
of God's own hand.
He made me a sharpened arrow,
and concealed me in God's quiver,
saying to me, "You are my servant,
Israel, in whom I show my glory."
But I said, "I have wearied myself
in vain. I have used up my strength
for nothing." Nevertheless, the Lord
will grant me justice; my reward is
with my God.
And now the Lord has decided --
the one who formed me from the
womb as his servant -- to restore
Jacob to God, so that Israel might
return to him. Moreover, I'm honored
in the Lord's eyes; my God has become
my strength.
He said: It is not enough, since you
are my servant, to raise up the tribes
of Jacob and to bring back the
survivors of Israel. Hence, I will
also appoint you as light to the
nations so that my salvation may
reach to the end of the earth. . .
saying to the prisoners, "Come out,"
and to those in darkness, "Show
yourselves." I will turn all my
mountains into roads; my highways
will be built up. Look! These will come
from far away. Look! These are from the
north and west, and these from the south-
land. Sing, heavens! Rejoice, earth!
Break out, mountains, with a song.
The Lord has comforted his people,
and taken pity on those who suffer!
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