Isaiah 49:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 Yet now the Lord has spoken;
he formed me in the womb to be his servant
so that I could bring back Jacob to him
and enable Israel to be gathered to him.
For I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
and my God is the source of my strength.
6 It is not enough for you to be my servant, he says,
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the survivors of Israel.
I will make you a light to the nations
so that my salvation may reach
to the ends of the earth.
7 Thus says the Lord,
the redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
to the one who is despised
and whom the people abhor,
the slave of tyrants:
Kings will rise up when they see you,
and princes will prostrate themselves in homage,
because of the Lord who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.
Isaiah 49:5-7
New International Version
5 And now the Lord says—
he who formed me in the womb(A) to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
and gather Israel(B) to himself,
for I am[a] honored(C) in the eyes of the Lord
and my God has been my strength(D)—
6 he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant(E)
to restore the tribes of Jacob
and bring back those of Israel I have kept.(F)
I will also make you a light(G) for the Gentiles,(H)
that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”(I)
7 This is what the Lord says—
the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(J)—
to him who was despised(K) and abhorred by the nation,
to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(L) will see you and stand up,
princes will see and bow down,(M)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(N)
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(O) you.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:5 Or him, / but Israel would not be gathered; / yet I will be
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