Isaiah 49:1-4

LEB(i) 1 Listen to me, coastlands, and listen attentively, peoples from far away! Yahweh called me from the womb; from the body* of my mother he made my name known. 2 And he made* my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand, and he made* me like an sharpened arrow; he hid me in his quiver. 3 And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will show my glory." 4 But* I myself said, "I have labored in* vain; I have used up my strength for nothing and vanity! Nevertheless, my justice is with Yahweh, and my reward is with my God."