1Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: the Lord has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name:

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Jeremiah 1:5, Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15, Galatians 1:15, Isaiah 44:2

2and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close:

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Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 1:16, Revelation 1:16, Isaiah 50:4

3and he said to me, "You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified."

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Isaiah 42:1, 1 Peter 2:9, Isaiah 42:1, 1 Peter 2:9, Isaiah 44:23

4But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with the Lord, and my reward with my God."

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Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 35:4, Galatians 4:11, Galatians 4:11, 2 Corinthians 12:15

5Now says the Lord who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him (for I am honorable in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength);

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Matthew 28:18, John 3:35, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 28:18, John 3:35

6yes, he says, "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth."

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Acts 13:47, Acts 13:47, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:6, Luke 2:32

7Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of the Lord who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."

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Matthew 26:67, Matthew 26:67, 1 Peter 2:4, Isaiah 53:3, 1 Peter 2:4

8Thus says the Lord, "In an acceptable time have I answered you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you; and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage:

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2 Corinthians 6:2, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:6, Psalms 69:13

9saying to those who are bound, 'Come out!'; to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves!' "They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.

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Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 42:7, Psalms 102:20

10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water he will guide them.

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Revelation 7:16, Revelation 7:17, Revelation 7:16, Revelation 7:17, Matthew 5:6

11I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

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Isaiah 11:16, Isaiah 11:16, Luke 3:4, Luke 3:5, Isaiah 35:8

12Behold, these shall come from far; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."

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Isaiah 43:5, Isaiah 43:6, Isaiah 43:5, Isaiah 43:6, Revelation 11:15

13Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.

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Isaiah 44:23, Isaiah 44:23, Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 51:3, Psalms 96:11

14But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me."

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Romans 11:1, Romans 11:5, Isaiah 40:27, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:5

15"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!

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Isaiah 44:21, Isaiah 44:21, Psalms 103:13, Psalms 103:13, Matthew 7:11

16Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

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Haggai 2:23, Haggai 2:23, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 60:18

17Your children make haste; your destroyers and those who made you waste shall go forth from you.

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Isaiah 62:5, Isaiah 51:13, Isaiah 62:5, Isaiah 51:13, Ezekiel 28:24

18Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live," says the Lord, "you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, like a bride.

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Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:3, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:3, Isaiah 66:12

19"For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now you shall be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall be far away.

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Zechariah 10:10, Zechariah 10:10, Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:2, Isaiah 54:1

20The children of your bereavement shall yet say in your ears, The place is too small for me; give place to me that I may dwell.

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Isaiah 60:4, Hosea 1:10, Galatians 4:26, Galatians 4:28, Joshua 17:14

21Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?'"

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Isaiah 54:3, Isaiah 54:8, Romans 11:11, Romans 11:17, Isaiah 51:17

22Thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my banner to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.

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Luke 13:29, Psalms 86:9, Luke 13:29, Psalms 86:9, Isaiah 42:1

23Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the Lord; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."

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Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 60:16, Isaiah 60:16, Isaiah 60:3

24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

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Luke 11:21, Luke 11:22, Luke 11:21, Luke 11:22, Psalms 124:6

25But thus says 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 who contends with you, and I will save your children.

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Isaiah 54:15, Isaiah 54:17, Isaiah 54:15, Isaiah 54:17, Isaiah 35:4

26I will feed those who oppress you 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 your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."

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Isaiah 9:20, Isaiah 9:20, Revelation 16:6, Revelation 16:6, Isaiah 9:4