This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer(A) of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,[a](B)
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see, princes will stand up,
and they[b] will all bow down
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel(C)—and he has chosen you.”(D)

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  1. 49:7 Or by the nation
  2. 49:7 Lit princes and they

23 Kings will be your guardians
and their queens[a] your nursing mothers.(A)
They will bow down to you
with their faces to the ground
and lick the dust at your feet.(B)
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(C)
those who put their hope in me
will not be put to shame.(D)

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  1. 49:23 Lit princesses

24 The nations will walk by its light,(A) and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.[a](B)

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  1. 21:24 Other mss read will bring to him the nations’ glory and honor

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