5 For now the Lord has spokenwho formed me as his servant from the womb,That Jacob may be brought back to himand Israel gathered to him;I am honored in the sight of the Lord,and my God is now my strength!
6 It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant,to raise up the tribes of Jacob,and restore the survivors of Israel;I will make you a light to the nations,that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.
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 downBecause of the Lord who is faithful,the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you.
8 Thus says the Lord:In a time of favor I answer you,on the day of salvation I help you;I form you and set youas a covenant for the people,To restore the landand allot the devastated heritages,
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.
10 They shall not hunger or thirst;nor shall scorching wind or sun strike them;For he who pities them leads themand guides them beside springs of water.
11 I will turn all my mountains into roadway,and make my highways level.