Isaiah 49:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 49:1

The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles

1 “Listen, ^aO coastlands, to Me,
And take heed, you peoples from afar!
^bThe Lord has called Me from the¹ womb;
From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.

2 And He has made ^aMy mouth like a sharp sword;
^bIn the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me ^ca polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.”

3 “And He said to me,
^a‘You are My servant, O Israel,
^bIn whom I will be glorified.’

4 ^aThen I said, ‘I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;
Yet surely my¹ just reward is with the Lord,
And my¹ work with my God.’ ”

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 ^ais gathered to Him
(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God shall be My strength),

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Interlinear Bible for Isaiah 49:1:

Listen,
shama` (#8085) O isles,
'iy (#339) unto
'el (#413) me; and hearken,
qashab (#7181) ye people,
lom (#3816) from far;
min (#4480) The LORD
Yhovah (#3068) hath called
qara' (#7121) me from the womb;
min (#4480) from the bowels
min (#4480) of my mother
'em (#517) hath he made mention
zakar (#2142) of my name.
shem (#8034)

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