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.
And He has made (C)My mouth like a sharp sword;
(D)In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me (E)a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.”

“And He said to me,
(F)‘You are My servant, O Israel,
(G)In whom I will be glorified.’

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:1 Lit. inward parts

49 1 The Lord God exhorteth all nations to believe his promises. 6 Christ is the salvation of all that believe, and will deliver them from the tyranny of their enemies.

Hear ye me, O isles, and hearken, ye people from far. The Lord hath called [a]me from [b]the womb, and made mention of my name from my mother’s belly.

And he hath made my mouth like a sharp [c]sword: under the shadow of his hand hath he [d]hid me, and made me a chosen shaft, and hid me in his quiver,

And said unto me, Thou art my servant [e]Israel, for I will be glorious in thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:1 This is spoken in the person of Christ, to assure the faithful that these promises should come to pass: for they were all made in him, and in him should be performed.
  2. Isaiah 49:1 This is meant of the time that Christ should be manifested to the world, as Ps. 2:7.
  3. Isaiah 49:2 By the sword and shaft, he signifieth the virtue and efficacy of Christ’s doctrine.
  4. Isaiah 49:2 God hath taken me to his protection and defense: this chiefly is meant of Christ, and may also be applied to the ministers of his word.
  5. Isaiah 49:3 By Israel is meant Christ, and all the body of the faithful, as the members, and their head.