1. “But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant,Israel my chosen one.
2. The lord who made you and helps you says:Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant,O dear Israel, my chosen one.
3. For I will pour out water to quench your thirstand to irrigate your parched fields.And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,and my blessing on your children.
4. They will thrive like watered grass,like willows on a riverbank.
5. Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the lord.’Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’Some will write the lord’s name on their handsand will take the name of Israel as their own.”