1Listen, islands, to me. Listen, you peoples, from…
2He has made my mouth like a sharp…
3He said to me, “You are my servant,…
4But I said, “I have labored in vain.…
5Now the LORD, he who formed me from…
6Indeed, he says, “It is too light a…
7The LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his…
8The LORD says, “I have answered you in…
9saying to those who are bound, ‘Come out!’;…
10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall…
11I will make all my mountains a road,…
12Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold,…
13Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out…
14But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me,…
15“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that…
16Behold, I have engraved you on the palms…
17Your children hurry. Your destroyers and those who…
18Lift up your eyes all around, and see:…
19“For, as for your waste and your desolate…
20The children of your bereavement will say in…
21Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who…
22The Lord GOD says, “Behold, I will lift…
23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their…
24Shall the plunder be taken from the mighty,…
25But the LORD says, “Even the captives of…
26I will feed those who oppress you with…
