English Standard Version
Isaiah 49:3
3And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
- New International Version (NIV)He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And He said to me, ‘You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory.”
Context of Isaiah 49:3
1Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The Lord called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name. 2He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he hid me away. And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified." 4But I said, "I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the Lord, and my recompense with my God." 5And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him— for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength—
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 49:3
- Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
- Isaiah 43:21the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.
- Isaiah 44:23Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
- Isaiah 52:13Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.
- Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
- Zechariah 3:8Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch.
- Matthew 17:5He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
- Luke 2:10And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
- John 12:28Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."
- John 13:31When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- John 15:8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
- John 17:1When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
- Philippians 2:6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Commentaries on Isaiah 49:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And said unto me - That is, as I suppose, to the Messiah. God said to him that he was his servant; he by whom he would be particularly glorified and honored. Thou art my servant, O Israel - There has been great variety, as was intimated in the analysis of the chapter, in the interpretation of this verse. The question of difficulty is, to whom does the word Israel‘ refer? And if it refer to the Messiah, why is this name given to him? There is no variety in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The suffering servant would emerge from Israel (see Isaiah 41:8) and would be the true Israel. He would serve as both king (Isaiah 42:1) and prophet (Isaiah 49:1). He would be anointed with the Spirit of God (Isaiah 61:1). God would appoint him (Isaiah 48:16) as a faithful witness to God's plans (43:12; 48:20). In his mission to both Israel and other nations (Isaiah 49:6), the suffering servant would face rejection and disgrace while remaining faithful…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Israel--applied to Messiah, according to the true import of the name, the Prince who had power with God in wrestling in behalf of man, and who prevails (Ge 32:28; Ho 12:3, 4). He is also the ideal Israel, the representative man of the nation (compare Mt 2:15 with Ho 11:1). in whom ... glorified--(Joh 14:13; 17:1-5).Read the comment
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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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