Verse
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King James Version
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Berean Standard Bible
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
.
Listen to
Me
, O islands
; pay
attention
, O
distant
peoples:
The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body
of My mother He named
Me
.
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 ;
He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He
hid
Me
in the shadow of His hand .
He made Me like
a polished arrow
; He hid Me in
His
quiver.
And
said unto
me, Thou
art
my servant, O
Israel, in whom I will be
glorified
.
He
said to
Me, “You
are
My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display
My
glory
. ”
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.
But
I said, “
I have labored
in vain, I have spent My strength in futility
and
vanity;
yet My vindication
is with the LORD, and My reward
is
with My God. ”
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 .
And now says
the LORD ,
who
formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back
to Him, that
Israel might
be gathered to
Him—
for
I am
honored
in the sight
of the LORD, and My God is
My strength —
And
he said,
It is a
light
thing
that
thou
shouldest
be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved
of Israel :
I will also give
thee
for
a light to
the Gentiles
, that
thou
mayest
be
my salvation unto
the end
of the earth.
He says:
“
It is not
enough
for
You
to
be My Servant ,
to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected
ones
of Israel .
I will also make
You
a light for
the nations
, to
bring
My salvation to
the ends
of the earth. ”
Thus saith
the LORD, the Redeemer of
Israel,
and his
Holy One ,
to
him
whom
man
despiseth
, to him whom
the nation abhorreth
, 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
thee
.
Thus says
the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of
Israel
, to Him who
was
despised
and
abhorred
by
the nation, to the
Servant of rulers :
“
Kings will
see You
and rise
, and
princes will
bow
down
, because of the LORD ,
who
is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who
has
chosen
You
. ”
Thus
saith
the LORD ,
In an
acceptable
time have
I heard
thee
, and in a
day of salvation have
I helped
thee:
and
I will preserve
thee,
and give
thee
for
a covenant of
the people, to establish
the earth
, to cause
to
inherit
the
desolate heritages;
This
is
what
the LORD says:
“
In the
time of
favor
I will
answer
You
, and in the
day of salvation I will
help
You;
I will keep
You
and appoint
You
to
be
a covenant for
the people, to restore
the land
, to apportion
its
desolate inheritances,
That
thou
mayest
say to the prisoners, Go
forth;
to them
that
are
in darkness, Shew
yourselves. They shall
feed in
the ways
, and their
pastures
shall
be
in
all
high
places
.
to
say to the prisoners, ‘Come
out,’
and
to those
in darkness, ‘Show
yourselves. ’
They will
feed along
the pathways
, and find
pasture
on
every
barren
hill
.
They shall
not hunger nor
thirst ;
neither
shall
the
heat
nor sun smite
them :
for he that
hath
mercy
on them shall
lead them ,
even
by
the
springs of water shall
he
guide
them
.
They will
not hunger or
thirst ,
nor will
scorching
heat
or
sun beat
down
on
them .
For He who
has
compassion
on them will
guide
them
and
lead them beside
springs of water.
And
I will make
all my mountains a
way
, and my highways shall
be exalted
.
I will turn
all My mountains into
roads
, and My highways will
be raised
up
.
Behold, these
shall
come from far :
and,
lo
, these
from the north and from the west ;
and these
from the land of Sinim
.
Behold, they
will
come from far away
, from the north and from the west ,
and from the land of Aswan
. ”
Sing
, O heavens; and
be
joyful
, O earth; and
break forth into
singing
, O mountains :
for the LORD hath
comforted his people, and will have mercy
upon
his afflicted.
Shout
for
joy
, O heavens; rejoice
, O earth; break forth in
song
, O mountains !
For the LORD has
comforted His people, and He
will have compassion
on
His afflicted ones
.
But Zion said, The LORD hath
forsaken me ,
and
my
Lord hath
forgotten me .
But Zion said, “
The LORD has
forsaken me ;
the
Lord has
forgotten me !”
Can a woman forget her sucking
child, that
she
should
not
have
compassion on
the son of her womb? yea,
they
may
forget, yet
will
I not forget thee.
“
Can a woman forget her nursing
child, or
lack
compassion for
the son of her womb? Even
if
she
could
forget, I will
not forget you!
Behold, I have graven
thee
upon
the palms of my hands; thy
walls are continually
before me.
Behold, I have inscribed
you
on
the palms of My hands; your
walls are ever
before Me.
Thy
children
shall
make
haste
; thy
destroyers and they
that
made
thee
waste
shall
go
forth
of
thee
.
Your
builders
hasten
back
; your
destroyers and wreckers
depart
from
you
.
Lift up thine
eyes round
about,
and behold:
all these
gather themselves
together ,
and
come to thee
. As I live, saith
the LORD, thou
shalt
surely
clothe
thee
with
them all ,
as with
an
ornament,
and bind
them on thee,
as
a bride doeth
.
Lift up your
eyes and look
around.
They
all gather together ;
they
come to you
. As surely
as
I live, ”
declares
the LORD, “you
will
wear
them all as jewelry
and put
them on like
a bride.
For thy
waste
and thy
desolate places ,
and the
land of
thy
destruction,
shall
even
now be too narrow
by
reason
of
the
inhabitants
, and they
that
swallowed
thee
up
shall
be far away.
For your
ruined
and desolate places and your
ravaged
land will
now indeed
be too small
for
your
people
, and those
who
devoured
you
will
be far away.
The children which
thou
shalt
have,
after
thou
hast
lost
the
other,
shall
say again
in thine
ears
, The
place is too strait
for me:
give
place
to me
that
I
may
dwell
.
Yet
the children of
your
bereavement
will
say in your
hearing
, ‘This
place is too small
for us;
make
room
for
us
to live
here
. ’
Then shalt
thou
say in thine
heart, Who hath
begotten me
these ,
seeing
I have
lost
my
children,
and
am
desolate,
a
captive,
and
removing
to
and fro?
and who hath
brought
up
these
? Behold
, I was left alone ;
these
, where had
they been
?
Then you
will
say in your
heart, ‘
Who has
begotten these for
me?
I was
bereaved
and barren;
I
was
exiled
and rejected.
So
who has
reared
them
? Look
, I was left all
alone, so
where did
they come
from
? ’”
Thus
saith
the Lord GOD ,
Behold, I will lift up mine
hand to the Gentiles
, and set
up
my standard
to the people:
and
they shall
bring thy
sons in their arms ,
and thy
daughters shall
be
carried
upon
their shoulders.
This
is
what
the Lord GOD says:
“
Behold, I will lift up My
hand to the nations
, and raise
My banner
to the peoples.
They will
bring your
sons in their arms and carry
your
daughters on
their shoulders.
And
kings shall
be thy
nursing
fathers, and their queens thy
nursing mothers :
they shall
bow down
to thee
with
their
face
toward
the
earth,
and lick up
the dust of
thy
feet ;
and
thou
shalt
know that I am the LORD :
for
they
shall
not
be
ashamed
that
wait
for
me.
Kings will
be your
foster
fathers, and their queens your
nursing mothers .
They will
bow to you
facedown
and lick the dust at
your
feet .
Then
you
will
know that I am the LORD ;
those
who
hope
in
Me will
never
be
put
to
shame
. ”
Shall
the prey
be taken
from the mighty, or the lawful
captive
delivered?
Can
the plunder
be snatched
from the mighty, or the captives
of
a
tyrant
be
delivered?
But
thus
saith
the LORD ,
Even the captives of the mighty shall
be taken away, and the prey
of the terrible
shall
be delivered:
for
I will contend with him
that
contendeth
with thee
, and I will save thy
children.
Indeed,
this
is
what
the LORD says:
“
Even the captives of the mighty will
be taken away, and the plunder
of the tyrant
will
be retrieved;
I will contend with those
who
contend
with you
, and I will save your
children.
And
I will feed
them
that
oppress
thee
with
their own flesh; and
they shall
be drunken
with
their own blood, as with sweet
wine :
and
all flesh
shall
know that I the LORD am thy
Saviour
and thy
Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
I will make
your
oppressors
eat
their own flesh; they will
be drunk
on
their own blood, as with wine .
Then
all mankind
will
know that I ,
the LORD ,
am your
Savior
and your
Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. ”
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