1 “Now, listen, Jacob my servant,Israel whom I have chosen!”
2 This is what the Lord, the one who made you, says – the one who formed you in the womb and helps you:“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob,Jeshurun, whom I have chosen!
3 For I will pour water on the parched groundand cause streams to flow on the dry land.I will pour my spirit on your offspringand my blessing on your children.
4 They will sprout up like a tree in the grass,like poplars beside channels of water.
5 One will say, ‘I belong to the Lord,’and another will use the name ‘Jacob.’One will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’and use the name ‘Israel.’”
6 This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says,their protector, the Lord who commands armies:“I am the first and I am the last,there is no God but me.