And now saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring Jacob again to him (though Israel be not gathered, [a]yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord; and my God shall be my strength.)

And he said, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the desolations of Israel: I will also give [b]thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the world.

Thus saith the Lord the redeemer of Israel, and his holy One, to him that is despised in soul, to a nation that is abhorred, to a [c]servant of rulers, Kings shall see, and [d]arise, and princes shall worship, because of the Lord, that is faithful: and the holy One of Israel, which hath chosen thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:5 Though the Jews refuse my doctrine, yet God will approve my ministry.
  2. Isaiah 49:6 To declare my Gospel, to the Gentiles, Isa. 42:6; Acts 13:47; Luke 2:32.
  3. Isaiah 49:7 Meaning, the Jews, whom tyrants kept in bondage.
  4. Isaiah 49:7 The benefit of their deliverance shall be so great, that great and small shall acknowledge it, and reverence God for it.

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