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But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
Seed of Abraham My friend—

You whom I drew from the ends of the earth
And called from its far corners,
To whom I said: You are My servant;
I chose you, I have not rejected you—

This is My servant, whom I uphold,
My chosen one, in whom I delight.
I have put My spirit upon him,
He shall teach the true way to the nations.

He shall not cry out or shout aloud,
Or make his voice heard in the streets.

He shall not break even a bruised reed,
Or snuff out even a dim wick.^-a
He shall bring forth the true way.

He shall not grow dim or be bruised
Till he has established the true way on earth;
And the coastlands shall await his teaching.

Who is so blind as My servant,
So deaf as the messenger I send?
Who is so blind as the chosen one,
So blind as the servant of the LORD?

Seeing many things, he gives^-i no heed;
With ears open, he hears nothing.

Yet it is a people plundered and despoiled:
All of them are trapped in holes,
Imprisoned in dungeons.
They are given over to plunder, with none to rescue them;
To despoilment, with none to say “Give back!”

The LORD desires His [servant’s] vindication,
That he may magnify and glorify [His] Teaching.

But now thus said the LORD—
Who created you, O Jacob,
Who formed you, O Israel:
Fear not, for I will redeem you;
I have singled you out by name,
You are Mine.

When you pass through water,
I will be with you;
Through streams,
They shall not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire,
You shall not be scorched;
Through flame,
It shall not burn you.

My witnesses are you
—declares the LORD—
My servant, whom I have chosen.
To the end that you may take thought,
And believe in Me,
And understand that I am He:
Before Me no god was formed,
And after Me none shall exist—

None but me, the LORD;
Beside Me, none can grant triumph.

But hear, now, O Jacob My servant,
Israel whom I have chosen!

Thus said the LORD, your Maker,
Your Creator who has helped you since birth:
Fear not, My servant Jacob,
Jeshurun whom I have chosen,

Remember these things, O Jacob
For you, O Israel, are My servant:
I fashioned you, you are My servant—
O Israel, never forget Me.

I wipe away your sins like a cloud,
Your transgressions like mist—
Come back to Me, for I redeem you.

Shout, O heavens, for the LORD has acted;
Shout aloud, O depths of the earth!
Shout for joy, O mountains,
O forests with all your trees!
For the LORD has redeemed Jacob,
Has glorified Himself through Israel.

For the sake of My servant Jacob,
Israel My chosen one,
I call you by name,
I hail you by title, though you have not known Me.

I am the LORD and there is none else;
Beside Me, there is no god.
I engird you, though you have not known Me,

Our Redeemer—LORD of Hosts is His name—
Is the Holy One of Israel.^-a

Go forth from Babylon,
Flee from Chaldea!
Declare this with loud shouting,
Announce this,
Bring out the word to the ends of the earth!
Say: “The LORD has redeemed
His servant Jacob!”

Listen, O coastlands, to me,
And give heed, O nations afar:
The LORD appointed me before I was born,
He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.

He made my mouth like a sharpened blade,
He hid me in the shadow of His hand,
And He made me like a polished arrow;
He concealed me in His quiver.

And He said to me, “You are My servant,
Israel in whom I glory.”

Assuredly, My people shall learn My name,
Assuredly [they shall learn] on that day
That I, the One who promised,
Am now at hand.

Raise a shout together,
O ruins of Jerusalem!
For the LORD will comfort His people,
Will redeem Jerusalem.

The LORD will bare His holy arm
In the sight of all the nations,
And the very ends of earth shall see
The victory of our God.

“Indeed, My servant shall prosper,
Be exalted and raised to great heights.

For you will not depart in haste,
Nor will you leave in flight;
For the LORD is marching before you,
The God of Israel is your rear guard.

But the LORD chose to crush him by disease,
That, if he made himself an offering for guilt,^-b
He might see offspring and have long life,
And that through him the LORD’s purpose might prosper.

Out of his anguish he shall see it;
He shall enjoy it to the full through his devotion.

“My righteous servant makes the many righteous,
It is their punishment that he bears;