Isaiah 49:1-4

All of you people in faraway places, listen to me. Listen, all you nations far away. Before I was born, the LORD called me to serve him. The LORD named me while I was still in my mother’s womb. He made my tongue like a sharp sword. He hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me like a sharp arrow. He hid me in the holder for his arrows. He told me, “Israel, you are my servant. I will show my glory through you.” But I said, “I have worked hard for nothing; I have used all my power, but I did nothing useful. But the LORD will decide what my work is worth; God will decide my reward.”