1. The Lord says,“Listen now, Israel, my servant,my chosen people, the descendants of Jacob.
2. I am the Lord who created you;from the time you were born, I have helped you.Do not be afraid; you are my servant,my chosen people whom I love.
3. “I will give water to the thirsty landand make streams flow on the dry ground.I will pour out my spirit on your childrenand my blessing on your descendants.
4. They will thrive like well-watered grass,like willows by streams of running water.
5. “One by one, people will say, ‘I am the Lord's.’They will come to join the people of Israel.They will each mark the name of the Lord on their armsand call themselves members of God's people.”
6. The Lord, who rules and protects Israel,the Lord Almighty, has this to say:“I am the first, the last, the only God;there is no other god but me.