Isaiah_Chapter 49

O islands, listen to me. Listen attentively, O people from afar. When I was born, the Lord called me, and when I came out of my mother’s womb, he named me.

He makes my mouth like a sharp sword, hiding me under the shade of his hands. And he made me a polished arrow, hiding me in his quiver.

Say to me, You are my servant Israel, and I will be glorified in You.

But I say, My labor is in vain, and my strength is in vain and in vain. However, my right will be with the Lord, and my reward will be with my God.

The Lord has made me his servant from my birth, to bring Jacob back to him and to gather Israel with him. (For the Lord has esteemed me, and my God has become my strength.)

Now he says, ‘It is not a small thing for you to be my servant, to revive all the tribes of Jacob, and to bring back those who have been preserved in Israel. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, to carry out my salvation to the ends of the earth.’.

The Lord, the Holy One of Israel, the Redeemer, says to those who are despised, detested by their nation, and mistreated by their rulers: The king shall see and stand up, and the leaders shall bow down, because of the faithful Lord, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.

This is what the Lord says: In the time of acceptance, I answered you, and in the day of salvation, I helped you. I will protect you and make you a mediator for all the people. Revive the whole land, and let people inherit the desolate land as an inheritance.

Tell the bound person to come out. To the person in the darkness, reveal it. They will have food and drink on the way, and food will be found in all the high places of pure light.

Not hungry or thirsty, the heat and scorching sun will not harm them, for those who pity them will guide them and lead them to the fountain of water.

I will make my mountains a great road, and my roads will be elevated.

Look, these come from afar, these come from the north, these come from the west, these come from the state of Qin. (Originally written by Qin as Xini)

O heavens, let us rejoice. Earth, should be happy. O mountains, let your voice sing. For the Lord has comforted his people and will have mercy on his afflicted people.

Zion said, The Lord has abandoned me, and the Lord has forgotten me.

How can a woman forget her suckling baby and have no mercy on the son she gave birth to. Even if there is something I may forget, I will not forget you.

See, I have engraved you in my palm, and your walls are always before my eyes.

Your children will quickly return, and those who destroy you and make you desolate will all leave you.

You lift your eyes and look around, and they all gather here. I swear by my eternal life, declares the Lord, that you will adorn them with ornaments and adorn your waist with them like a bride.

As for your desolate and desolate place, and the land where you have been destroyed, the people’s dwelling will now be too narrow. Those who devour you will be far away from you.

You will hear the children born after the loss of their children say, “I live in this place too narrow. Please give me a place to live.”.

At that time, you will say in your heart, ‘Since I have lost my son and am living alone, I am a captive and drifting away. Who gave birth to these for me and who raised them?’? Where are these when I live alone?

This is what the Lord GOD says: “I will raise my hand to the nations and set up a great banner for all nations. They will carry your sons in their arms and your daughters on their shoulders.”.

Kings will be your adoptive fathers, and queens will be your wet nurses. They will bow down to you with their faces, and lick the dust on your feet. You will know that I am the Lord, and those who wait for me will not be ashamed.

How can a warrior retrieve what he has taken, and how can he rescue what should be taken?

But this is what the Lord says: Even the plunder of the brave can be taken back, and the plunder of the violent can be saved. I will fight against those who fight against you, and I will save your children.

And I will make those who oppress you eat their own flesh, and they will be drunk with their own blood, just like drinking sweet wine. All flesh will know that I, the Lord, am your savior, your redeemer, and the Mighty One of Jacob.