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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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>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;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And said unto me, Thou <i>art</i> my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: <i>yet</i> surely my judgment <i>is</i> with the LORD, and my work with my God.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb <i>to be</i> 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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, <i>and</i> 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, <i>and</i> the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.</p> <p class="hdg">The Restoration of Israel</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that <i>are</i> in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures <i>shall be</i> in all high places.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of <i>my</i> hands; thy walls <i>are</i> continually before me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, <i>and</i> come to thee. <i>As</i> I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them <i>on thee</i>, as a bride <i>doeth</i>.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place <i>is</i> too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>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 <i>had</i> they <i>been</i>?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>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 <i>their</i> arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon <i>their</i> shoulders.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with <i>their</i> face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I <i>am</i> the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>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.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>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 <i>am</i> thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="//www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="//intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../isaiah/48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../isaiah/50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 50" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/isaiah/49-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>