Isaiah 49:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Thus says the Lord,
the redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
To the one despised, abhorred by the nations,
the slave of rulers:
When kings see you, they shall stand up,
and princes shall bow down
Because of the Lord who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.(A)
The Liberation and Restoration of Zion
8 Thus says the Lord:
In a time of favor I answer you,[a]
on the day of salvation I help you;
I form you and set you
as a covenant for the people,
To restore the land
and allot the devastated heritages,(B)
9 To say to the prisoners: Come out!
To those in darkness: Show yourselves!
Along the roadways they shall find pasture,
on every barren height shall their pastures be.(C)
Footnotes
- 49:8 You: the individual is not named; perhaps Cyrus or the prophet.
Isaiah 49:7-9
New International Version
7 This is what the Lord says—
the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel(A)—
to him who was despised(B) and abhorred by the nation,
to the servant of rulers:
“Kings(C) will see you and stand up,
princes will see and bow down,(D)
because of the Lord, who is faithful,(E)
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen(F) you.”
Restoration of Israel
8 This is what the Lord says:
“In the time of my favor(G) I will answer you,
and in the day of salvation I will help you;(H)
I will keep(I) you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people,(J)
to restore the land(K)
and to reassign its desolate inheritances,(L)
9 to say to the captives,(M) ‘Come out,’
and to those in darkness,(N) ‘Be free!’
“They will feed beside the roads
and find pasture on every barren hill.(O)
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