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He said to me, ‘You are my servant, Israel.
    Because of you, I will cause people to know that I am great.’
I said, ‘My work has been useless.
    I have worked hard with no results.’
But the Lord will do what is right for me.
    He will give me what I deserve for my work.

The Lord chose me to be his servant, even before I was born. He chose me to bring Jacob's descendants back to himself. He chose me to bring Israel's people together to serve him. As a result, the Lord will honour me. He is the one who makes me strong. The Lord, my God, says,

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