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48.19 :His name would not be cut off
 * Nor destroyed from before Me.


 * Go ye forth from Babylon,
 * Flee ye from the Chaldeans;
 * With a voice of singing
 * Declare ye, tell this,
 * Utter it even to the end of the earth;
 * Say ye: 'The hath redeemed His servant Jacob.
 * And they thirsted not
 * When He led them through the deserts;
 * He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them;
 * He cleaved the rock also, and the waters gushed out.'
 * There is no peace,
 * Saith the concerning the wicked.


 * Listen, O isles, unto me,
 * And hearken, ye peoples, from far:
 * The hath called me from the womb,
 * From the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name;
 * And He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword,
 * In the shadow of His hand hath He hid me;
 * And He hath made me a polished shaft,
 * In His quiver hath He concealed me;
 * And He said unto me: 'Thou art My servant,
 * Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'
 * But I said: 'I have laboured in vain,
 * I have spent my strength for nought and vanity;
 * Yet surely my right is with the ,
 * And my recompense with my God.'
 * And now saith the
 * That formed me from the womb to be His servant,
 * To bring Jacob back to Him,
 * And that Israel be gathered unto Him—
 * For I am honourable in the eyes of the ,
 * And my God is become my strength—
 * Yea, He saith: 'It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be My servant
 * To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
 * And to restore the offspring of Israel;
 * I will also give thee for a light of the nations,
 * That My salvation may be unto the end of the earth.'


 * Thus saith the ,
 * The Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One,
 * To him who is despised of men,
 * To him who is abhorred of nations,
 * To a servant of rulers:
 * Kings shall see and arise,
 * Princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
 * Because of the that is faithful,
 * Even the Holy One of Israel, who hath chosen thee.


 * Thus saith the :
 * In an acceptable time have I answered thee,
 * And in a day of salvation have I helped thee;
 * And I will preserve thee, and give thee
 * For a covenant of the people,
 * To raise up the land,
 * To cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
 * Saying to the prisoners: 'Go forth';
 * To them that are in darkness: 'Show yourselves';