Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 49:1-9
The LORDH3068 called MeH7121 from the wombH990;from the bodyH4578 of My motherH517 He named MeH2142H8034.2He madeH7760 My mouthH6310 like a sharpH2299 swordH2719;He hid MeH2244 in the shadowH6738 of His handH3027.He made MeH7760 like a polishedH1305 arrowH2671;He hid MeH5641 in His quiverH827.3He saidH559 to Me, “YouH859 are My ServantH5650, IsraelH3478,in whomH834 I will display My gloryH6286.”
4But IH589 saidH559, “I have laboredH3021 in vainH7385,I have spentH3615 My strengthH3581 in futilityH8414 and vanityH1892;yetH403 My vindicationH4941 is withH854 the LORDH3068,and My rewardH6468 is withH854 My GodH430.”
5And nowH6258 saysH559 the LORDH3068,who formed MeH3335 from the wombH990 to be His ServantH5650,to bring JacobH3290 backH7725 to HimH413,that IsraelH3478H3808 might be gathered to HimH622—for I am honoredH3513 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068,and My GodH430 isH1961 My strengthH5797—6He saysH559: “It is not enoughH7043 for You to beH1961 My ServantH5650,to raise upH6965 the tribesH7626 of JacobH3290,and to restoreH7725 the protectedH5336 ones of IsraelH3478.I will also makeH5414 You a lightH216 for the nationsH1471,to bringH1961 My salvationH3444 toH5704 the endsH7097 of the earthH776.”2
7ThusH3541 saysH559 the LORDH3068,the RedeemerH1350 and Holy OneH6918 of IsraelH3478,to Him whoH5315 was despisedH959 and abhorredH8581 by the nationH1471,to the ServantH5650 of rulersH4910:
“KingsH4428 will see YouH7200 and riseH6965,and princesH8269 will bow downH7812,because ofH4616 the LORDH3068, whoH834 is faithfulH539,the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478, who has chosen YouH977.”
8This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559:
“In the timeH6256 of favorH7522 I will answer YouH6030,and in the dayH3117 of salvationH3444 I will help YouH5826;3I will keep YouH5341 and appoint YouH5414to be a covenantH1285 for the peopleH5971,to restoreH6965 the landH776,to apportionH5157 its desolateH8074 inheritancesH5159,9to sayH559 to the prisonersH631, ‘Come outH3318,’and to thoseH834 in darknessH2822, ‘Show yourselvesH1540.’They will feedH7462 alongH5921 the pathwaysH1870,and find pastureH4830 on everyH3605 barren hillH8205.
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 49:1 Or coastlands ↩
- 2. Isaiah 49:6 Cited in Acts 13:47 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 49:8 LXX In the time of favor I heard You, and in the day of salvation I helped You; cited in 2 Corinthians 6:2 ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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