Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Listen ,
isles,
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:
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 has
made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has
he
hid
me:
and
he has
made me a polished shaft
; in his quiver has
he
kept
me
close:
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
he said to me, You are my servant ;
Israel, in whom I will be
glorified
.
He said to Me, “
You are My Servant ,
Israel, in whom I will display
My
glory
. ”
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 recompense
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. ”
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 is become
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 —
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 Gentiles
, that
you
may
be
my salvation to 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 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.
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
says Yahweh,
In an
acceptable
time have
I answered
you, and in a
day of salvation have
I helped
you; and
I will preserve
you ,
and give
you for
a covenant of
the people, to raise
up
the land, to make
them
inherit
the
desolate heritage:
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,
saying
to those
who
are
bound
, Go
forth;
to those who
are
in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall
feed in
the ways
, and on
all
bare
heights
shall
be
their
pasture.
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 strike
them :
for he who has mercy
on them will lead them ,
even
by
springs of water will
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.
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,
behold
, 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
, heavens; and
be
joyful
, earth; and
break forth into
singing
, mountains :
for Yahweh
has comforted his people, and will have compassion on 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, Yahweh
has forsaken me ,
and
the Lord has 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? yes,
these
may
forget, yet
I will not forget you .
“
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 engraved
you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually
before me.
Behold, I have inscribed
you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever
before Me.
Your children
make
haste
; your destroyers and those
who
made
you
waste
shall
go
forth
from you.
Your builders
hasten
back
; your destroyers and wreckers
depart
from you.
Lift up your eyes round
about,
and see:
all these
gather themselves
together ,
and
come to you. As I live, says
Yahweh
, you
shall
surely
clothe
you with
them all as with
an
ornament,
and gird
yourself
with
them ,
like a bride.
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 ,
as
for
your waste
and your
desolate places ,
and your land that
has
been
destroyed,
surely
now shall
you
be too small for the
inhabitants
, and those who swallowed
you 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 of your bereavement shall
yet
say in your ears
, The
place is too small 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 shall
you say in your heart, Who has conceived
these for me ,
seeing
I have
been
bereaved of
my
children,
and am
solitary,
an
exile,
and
wandering
back
and
forth?
and who has brought
up
these
? Behold
, I was left alone ;
these
, where were
they?
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
says
the Lord Yahweh,
Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set
up
my ensign
to the peoples ;
and
they shall
bring your sons in their bosom,
and your daughters shall
be
carried
on 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.
Kings shall
be your nursing
fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers :
they shall
bow down
to you with
their
faces
to
the
earth,
and lick the dust of
your feet ;
and
you shall
know that I am Yahweh
; and
those who wait
for
me shall
not
be disappointed
.
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
captives be delivered?
Can
the plunder
be snatched
from the mighty, or the captives of
a
tyrant
be delivered?
But
thus
says
Yahweh
, 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
who contends
with you, and I will save your 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.
I will feed
those
who
oppress
you
with
their own flesh; and
they shall
be drunken
with
their own blood, as with sweet
wine :
and
all flesh
shall
know that I, Yahweh
, am your Savior ,
and your 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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