Isaiah 49
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 49 of 66
Chapter Summary
Christ, being sent to the Jews, complains against them. He is sent to the nations with gracious promises. Jehovah's love is perpetual to His people.
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Cross-References
- Acts 13:47
- Luke 2:32
People & Context
Named as Jehovah's servant in whom He is glorified; the covenant people the Servant is sent to gather and restore.
The covenant nation the Servant is formed to bring back to Jehovah; its tribes are raised up and preserved.
Personified mother-city who laments that Jehovah forsook her, then is assured He has carved her on His palms and will restore her children.
Timeline
The Servant speaks, revealing He was called from the womb with a mouth like a sharp sword. Though feeling His labor was in vain, God appoints Him to be a light to the nations and salvation to the earth's ends.
Isaiah 49:1-7God answers the Servant in a time of favor, promising to use Him to establish the earth, free prisoners from darkness, and guide them to springs of water without hunger or thirst.
Isaiah 49:8-13When Zion claims to be forsaken, God responds that a mother might forget her nursing child, but He will not forget Zion, having carved her on the palms of His hands.
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