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The Messiah will be a light to the Gentiles and will free the prisoners—Israel will be gathered with power in the last days—Kings will be their nursing fathers—Compare Isaiah 49. About 588-570 B.C.
a
And
again:
Hearken,
O
ye
house
of
Israel,
all
ye
that
are
broken
off
and
are
driven
out
because
of
the
wickedness
of
the
pastors
of
my
people;
yea,
all
ye
that
are
broken
off,
that
are
scattered
abroad,
who
are
of
my
people,
O
house
of
Israel.
Listen,
O
b
isles,
unto
me,
and
hearken
ye
people
from
c
far;
the
Lord
hath
called
me
from
the
womb;
from
the
bowels
of
my
mother
hath
he
made
mention
of
my
name.
2 And
he
hath
made
my
mouth
like
a
sharp
sword;
in
the
shadow
of
his
hand
hath
he
hid
me,
and
made
me
a
polished
shaft;
in
his
quiver
hath
he
hid
me;
3 And
said
unto
me:
Thou
art
my
a
servant,
O
Israel,
in
whom
I
will
be
glorified.
4 Then
I
said,
I
have
labored
in
a
vain,
I
have
spent
my
strength
for
naught
and
in
vain;
surely
my
judgment
is
with
the
Lord,
and
my
work
with
my
God.
5 And
now,
saith
the
Lord—that
a
formed
me
from
the
womb
that
I
should
be
his
servant,
to
bring
Jacob
again
to
him—though
Israel
be
not
gathered,
yet
shall
I
be
glorious
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord,
and
my
God
shall
be
my
b
strength.
6 And
he
said:
It
is
a
light
thing
that
thou
shouldst
be
my
servant
to
raise
up
the
a
tribes
of
Jacob,
and
to
restore
the
preserved
of
Israel.
I
will
also
give
thee
for
a
b
light
to
the
c
Gentiles,
that
thou
mayest
be
my
salvation
unto
the
ends
of
the
earth.
7 Thus
saith
the
Lord,
the
Redeemer
of
Israel,
his
Holy
One,
to
him
whom
man
despiseth,
to
him
whom
the
nations
abhorreth,
to
servant
of
rulers:
Kings
shall
see
and
arise,
princes
also
shall
worship,
because
of
the
Lord
that
is
faithful.
8 Thus
saith
the
Lord:
In
an
acceptable
time
have
I
heard
thee,
O
isles
of
the
sea,
and
in
a
day
of
salvation
have
I
helped
thee;
and
I
will
preserve
thee,
and
give
thee
a
my
servant
for
a
covenant
of
the
people,
to
establish
the
earth,
to
cause
to
inherit
the
desolate
heritages;
9 That
thou
mayest
say
to
the
a
prisoners:
Go
forth;
to
them
that
sit
in
b
darkness:
Show
yourselves.
They
shall
feed
in
the
ways,
and
their
c
pastures
shall
be
in
all
high
places.
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