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Isaiah 49:3
3He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor.”
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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And He said to me, ‘You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.’
Context of Isaiah 49:3
1Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people who live far away! The Lord summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world. 2He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the hollow of his hand; he made me like a sharpened arrow, he hid me in his quiver. He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor.” 4But I thought, “I have worked in vain; I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing.” But the Lord will vindicate me; my God will reward me. 5So now the Lord says, the one who formed me from birth to be his servant – he did this to restore Jacob to himself, so that Israel might be gathered to him; and I will be honored in the Lord’s sight, for my God is my source of 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 42:1“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.
- Isaiah 43:21the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me.”
- Isaiah 44:23Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; shout out, you subterranean regions of the earth. O mountains, give a joyful shout; you too, O forest and all your trees! For the Lord protects Jacob; he reveals his splendor through Israel.
- Isaiah 52:13“Look, my servant will succeed! He will be elevated, lifted high, and greatly exalted –
- Isaiah 53:10Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
- Zechariah 3:8Listen now, Joshua the high priest, both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant, the Branch.
- Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”
- Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to 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 Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.
- John 15:8My Father is honored by this, that you bear much fruit and show that you are my disciples.
- John 17:1When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you –
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
- Philippians 2:6who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one 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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