Isaiah 49:1
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
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Study Note
The Second Servant Song opens with the Servant's own voice calling to 'the isles' and 'the people, from far' — an audience beyond Israel — to hear his testimony that 'the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.' The prenatal calling echoes Jeremiah's vocation (Jeremiah 1:5) and anticipates the Lukan annunciation tradition, suggesting a prophetic self-understanding that precedes historical emergence. The Servant's description of his mouth as 'a sharp sword' hidden in God's quiver (49:2) employs weapons-of-speech imagery that Hebrews 4:12 applies to the word of God and Revelation 19:15 applies to the returning Christ. Simeon's prophecy in Luke 2:32 ('a light to lighten the Gentiles') explicitly cites this song as fulfilled in Jesus.
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Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
Hearken, O isles, unto me, And attend, O peoples, from afar, Jehovah from the womb hath called me, From the bowels of my mother He hath made mention of my name.
Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:
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