Listento Me, O islands,And payattention,you peoplesfrom afar.The LORDcalledMe from the womb;From the bodyof My motherHe namedMe.
Upon You I was castfrom birth;You have been my Godfrom my mother'swomb.
Then it will happenon that daythat the LordWill againrecoverthe secondtimewith His handThe remnantof His people,whowill remain,From Assyria,Egypt,Pathros,Cush,Elam,Shinar,Hamath,And from the islandsof the sea.
Thereforeglorifythe LORDin the east,The nameof the LORD,the Godof Israel,In the coastlandsof the sea.
"You whoare faraway,hearwhatI have done;And you whoare near,acknowledgeMy might."
"Coastlands,listen to Me in silence,And let the peoplesgainnewstrength;Let them comeforward,thenlet them speak;Let us cometogetherfor judgment.
Let them givegloryto the LORDAnd declareHis praisein the coastlands.
Thussaysthe LORDwho madeyou And formedyou from the womb,who will helpyou, 'Do not fear,O JacobMy servant;And you Jeshurunwhom I have chosen.
Thussaysthe LORD,your Redeemer,and the one who formedyou from the womb,"I, the LORD,am the makerof allthings,Stretchingout the heavensby MyselfAnd spreadingout the earthallalone,
"Turnto Me and be saved,allthe endsof the earth;For I am God,and thereis noother.
"I will giveyou the treasuresof darknessAnd hiddenwealthof secretplaces,So that you may knowthat it is I, The LORD,the Godof Israel,who callsyou by your name.
"Listento Me, O houseof Jacob,And allthe remnantof the houseof Israel,You who have been borneby Me from birthAnd have been carriedfrom the womb;
"Behold,thesewill comefrom afar;And lo,these[will come] from the northand from the west,And thesefrom the landof Sinim."
And nowsaysthe LORD,who formedMe from the wombto be His Servant,To bringJacobbackto Him, so that Israelmight be gatheredto Him (For I am honoredin the sightof the LORD,And My Godis My strength),
"My righteousnessis near,My salvationhas goneforth,And My armswill judgethe peoples;The coastlandswill waitfor Me, And for My armthey will waitexpectantly.
Behold,My servantwill prosper,He will be highand liftedup and greatlyexalted.
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
Creatingthe praiseof the lips.Peace,peaceto him who is farand to him who is near,"Saysthe LORD,"and I will healhim."
"Surelythe coastlandswill waitfor Me; And the shipsof Tarshish[will come] first,To bringyour sonsfrom afar,Their silverand their goldwith them, For the nameof the LORDyour God,And for the HolyOneof IsraelbecauseHe has glorifiedyou.
"I will seta signamong them and will sendsurvivorsfrom them to the nations:Tarshish,Put,Lud,Meshech,Rosh,Tubaland Javan,to the distantcoastlandsthat have neitherheardMy famenorseenMy glory.And they will declareMy gloryamong the nations.
"Thereforethe LordHimselfwill giveyou a sign:Behold,a virginwill be with childand beara son,and she will callHis nameImmanuel.
For a childwill be bornto us, a sonwill be givento us; And the governmentwill reston His shoulders;And His namewill be calledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EternalFather,Princeof Peace.
"BeforeI formedyou in the wombI knewyou, And beforeyou were bornI consecratedyou; I have appointedyou a prophetto the nations."
The LORDwill be terrifyingto them, for He will starveallthe godsof the earth;and allthe coastlandsof the nationswill bowdownto Him, everyonefrom his [own] place.
"For he will be greatin the sightof the Lord;and he will drinknowineorliquor,and he will be filledwith the HolySpiritwhile yetin his mother'swomb.
"And behold,you will conceivein your womband beara son,and you shall nameHim Jesus.
do you sayof Him, whomthe Fathersanctifiedand sentinto the world,'You are blaspheming,'becauseI said,I amthe Sonof God'?
But whenGod, who had set me apart[even] from my mother'swomband calledme throughHis grace,was pleased
AND HE CAMEAND PREACHEDPEACETO YOU WHOWERE FAR AWAY,AND PEACETO THOSEWHO WERE NEAR;
Seeto it that you do not refuseHim who is speaking.For ifthosedid not escapewhen they refusedhim who warned[them] on earth,muchless[will] we [escape] who turn awayfrom Him who [warns] from heaven.
For He was foreknownbeforethe foundationof the world,but has appearedin theselasttimesfor the sakeof you
