Isaiah 49:1-3 ▼

1 Coasts and islands, listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The LORD called me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.

2 He made my words like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me like a sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver.

3 He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”