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Isaiah 49:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 49:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 I formerly believed that I had labored in vain
and had exhausted my strength for nothing
and for no discernible purpose.
5 Yet now the Lord has spoken;
he formed me in the womb to be his servant
so that I could bring back Jacob to him
and enable Israel to be gathered to him.
For I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
and my God is the source of my strength.
6 It is not enough for you to be my servant, he says,
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the survivors of Israel.
I will make you a light to the nations
so that my salvation may reach
to the ends of the earth.