Isaiah 49:1
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The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles
49 “Listen, (A)O coastlands, to Me,
And take heed, you peoples from afar!
(B)The Lord has called Me from the womb;
From the [a]matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:1 Lit. inward parts
Jeremiah 1:5
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5 “Before I (A)formed you in the womb (B)I knew you;
Before you were born I (C)sanctified[a] you;
I [b]ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 1:5 set you apart
- Jeremiah 1:5 appointed
Galatians 1:15
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15 But when it pleased God, (A)who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,
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Isaiah 44:2
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2 Thus says the Lord who made you
And formed you from the womb, who will help you:
‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant;
And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Luke 1:31
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31 (A)And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and (B)shall call His name Jesus.
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Isaiah 49:5
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5 “And now the Lord says,
Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him,
So that Israel (A)is [a]gathered to Him
(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God shall be My strength),
Footnotes
- Isaiah 49:5 Qr., DSS, LXX gathered to Him; Kt. not gathered
Isaiah 55:3
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3 Incline your ear, and (A)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
(B)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The (C)sure mercies of David.
Isaiah 42:1-4
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed He will not break,
And [b]smoking flax He will not [c]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
4 He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
(D)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
- Isaiah 42:3 dimly burning
- Isaiah 42:3 extinguish
Psalm 71:5-6
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5 For You are (A)my hope, O Lord God;
You are my trust from my youth.
6 (B)By You I have been [a]upheld from birth;
You are He who took me out of my mother’s womb.
My praise shall be continually of You.
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- Psalm 71:6 sustained from the womb
1 Peter 1:20
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20 (A)He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was [a]manifest (B)in these last times for you
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- 1 Peter 1:20 revealed
Hebrews 12:25
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Hear the Heavenly Voice
25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For (A)if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,
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Ephesians 2:17
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17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near.
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John 10:36
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36 do you say of Him (A)whom the Father sanctified and (B)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ (C)because I said, ‘I am (D)the Son of God’?
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Matthew 1:20-21
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20 But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, (A)for that which is [a]conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 (B)And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name [b]Jesus, (C)for He will save His people from their sins.”
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- Matthew 1:20 Lit. begotten
- Matthew 1:21 Lit. Savior
Zephaniah 2:11
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11 The Lord will be awesome to them,
For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth;
(A)People shall worship Him,
Each one from his place,
Indeed all (B)the shores of the nations.
Isaiah 66:19
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19 (A)I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and [a]Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. (B)And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.
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- Isaiah 66:19 So with MT, Tg.; LXX Put (cf. Jer. 46:9)
Isaiah 60:9
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9 (A)Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
(B)To bring your sons from afar,
(C)Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
(D)Because He has glorified you.
Isaiah 57:19
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19 “I create (A)the fruit of the lips:
Peace, peace (B)to him who is far off and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord,
“And I will heal him.”
Isaiah 51:5
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5 (A)My righteousness is near,
My salvation has gone forth,
(B)And My arms will judge the peoples;
(C)The coastlands will wait upon Me,
And (D)on My arm they will trust.
Isaiah 46:3
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3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob,
And all the remnant of the house of Israel,
(A)Who have been upheld by Me from [a]birth,
Who have been carried from the womb:
Footnotes
- Isaiah 46:3 Lit. the belly
Isaiah 45:22
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22 “Look to Me, and be saved,
(A)All you ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 44:24
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Judah Will Be Restored
24 Thus says the Lord, (A)your Redeemer,
And (B)He who formed you from the womb:
“I am the Lord, who makes all things,
(C)Who stretches out the heavens [a]all alone,
Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself;
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- Isaiah 44:24 By Himself
Isaiah 42:12
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12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
Isaiah 41:1
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Israel Assured of God’s Help
41 “Keep (A)silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us (B)come near together for judgment.
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