Isaiah 49:9-26

Isaiah 49:9-26

[9] That thou mayest say  to the prisoners,  Go forth;  to them that are in darkness,  Shew  yourselves. They shall feed  in the ways,  and their pastures  shall be in all high places.  [10] They shall not hunger  nor thirst;  neither shall the heat  nor sun  smite  them: for he that hath mercy  on them shall lead  them, even by the springs  of water  shall he guide  [11] And I will make  all my mountains  a way,  and my highways  shall be exalted.  [12] Behold, these shall come  from far:  and, lo, these from the north  and from the west;  and these from the land  of Sinim.  [13] Sing,  O heavens;  and be joyful,  O earth;  and break forth  into singing,  O mountains:  for the LORD  hath comforted  his people,  and will have mercy  upon his afflicted.  [14] But Zion  said,  The LORD  hath forsaken  me, and my Lord  hath forgotten  [15] Can a woman  forget  her sucking child,  that she should not have compassion  on the son  of her womb?  yea, they may forget,  [16] Behold, I have graven  thee upon the palms of my hands;  thy walls  are continually  [17] Thy children  shall make haste;  thy destroyers  and they that made thee waste  shall go forth  [18] Lift up  thine eyes  round about,  and behold:  all these gather themselves together,  and come  to thee. As I live,  saith  the LORD,  thou shalt surely clothe  thee with them all, as with an ornament,  and bind  them on thee, as a bride  doeth. [19] For thy waste  and thy desolate places,  and the land  of thy destruction,  shall even now be too narrow  by reason of the inhabitants,  and they that swallowed thee up  shall be far away.  [20] The children  which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost  the other, shall say  again in thine ears,  The place  is too strait  for me: give  place  to me that I may dwell.  [21] Then shalt thou say  in thine heart,  Who hath begotten  me these, seeing I have lost my children,  and am desolate,  and removing to and fro?  and who hath brought up  these? Behold, I was left  alone; these, where  had they been? [22] Thus saith  the Lord  GOD,  Behold, I will lift up  mine hand  to the Gentiles,  and set up  my standard  to the people:  and they shall bring  thy sons  in their arms,  and thy daughters  shall be carried  upon their shoulders.  [23] And kings  shall be thy nursing fathers,  and their queens  thy nursing mothers:  they shall bow down  to thee with their face  toward the earth,  and lick up  the dust  of thy feet;  and thou shalt know  that I am the LORD:  for they shall not be ashamed  that wait  for me. [24] Shall the prey  be taken  from the mighty,  or the lawful  captive  delivered?  [25] But thus saith  the LORD,  Even the captives  of the mighty  shall be taken away,  and the prey  of the terrible  shall be delivered:  for I will contend  with him that contendeth  with thee, and I will save  thy children.  [26] And I will feed  them that oppress  thee with their own flesh;  and they shall be drunken  with their own blood,  as with sweet wine:  and all flesh  shall know  that I the LORD  am thy Saviour  and thy Redeemer,  the mighty One  of Jacob.