NASB — Isaiah 49 — KJV

Salvation Reaches to the End of the Earth

  1 Listen° to Me, O aislands°,
  And pay° attention°, you peoples° from afar°.
  bThe LORD° called° Me from the womb°;
  From the Ibody° of My mother° He named°° Me.
  2 He has made° My amouth° like a sharp° sword°,
  In the bshadow° of His hand° He has concealed° Me;
  And He has also made° Me a Iselect° carrow°,
  He has hidden° Me in His quiver°.
  3 He said° to Me, “aYou are My Servant°, Israel°,
  bIn Whom° I will Ishow° My glory°.”
  4 But I said°, “I have atoiled° in vain°,
  I have spent° My strength° for nothing° and vanity°;
  Yet surely° the justice° [due] to Me is with the LORD°,
  And My breward° with My God°.”

[1] ILit inward parts aIs 42:4 bIs 44:2, 24; 46:3; Jr 1:5
[2] IOr sharpened aIs 11:4; He 4:12; Rv 1:16; 2:12, 16 bIs 51:16 cHab 3:11
[3] IOr glorify Myself aZc 3:8 bIs 44:23
[4] aIs 65:23 bIs 35:4; 59:18

  5 ¶ And now° says° athe LORD°, who formed° Me from the womb° to be His Servant°,
  To bring° Jacob° back° to Him, so that bIsrael° might be gathered° to Him
  (For I am chonored° in the sight° of the LORD°,
  And My God° is My dstrength°),
  6 He says°, “It is too° Ismall° a thing° that You should be My Servant°
  To raise° up the tribes° of Jacob° and to restore° the apreserved° ones of Israel°;
  I will also make° You a blight° IIof the nations°
  So that My salvation° may IIIreach° to the cend° of the earth°.”
  7 Thus° says° the LORD°, the aRedeemer° of Israel° [and] its Holy° One°,
  To the bdespised° One,
  To the One abhorred° by the nation°,
  To the Servant° of rulers°,
  “cKings° will see° and arise°,
  Princes° will also dbow° down°,
  Because° of the LORD° who° is faithful°, the Holy° One° of Israel° who has chosen° You.”

[5] aIs 44:2 bIs 11:12; 27:12 cIs 43:4 dIs 12:2
[6] ILit light IIOr to IIILit be aPs 37:28; 97:10 bIs 42:6; 51:4; Lk 2:32; Ac 13:47; 26:23 cIs 48:20
[7] aIs 48:17 bPs 22:6-8; 69:7-9; Is 53:3 cIs 52:15 dIs 19:21, 23; 27:13; 66:23

  8 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD°,
  “In a afavorable° time° I have answered° You,
  And in a day° of salvation° I have helped° You;
  And I will bkeep° You and cgive° You for a covenant° of the people°,
  To Idrestore° the land°, to make [them] inherit° the desolate° heritages°;
  9 Saying° to those who are abound°, ‘Go° forth°,’
  To those who° are in darkness°, ‘Show° yourselves.’
  Along° the roads° they will feed°,
  And their pasture° [will be] on all° bbare° heights°.
  10 “They will anot hunger° or thirst°,
  Nor° will the scorching° bheat° or sun° strike° them down°;
  For cHe who has° compassion° on them will dlead° them
  And will guide° them to esprings° of water°.
  11 “I will make° all° aMy mountains° a road°,
  And My bhighways° will be raised° up.
  12 “Behold°, these° will come° afrom afar°;
  And lo°, these° [will come] from the bnorth° and from the west°,
  And these° from the land° of Sinim°.”
  13 aShout° for joy°, O heavens°! And rejoice°, O earth°!
  Break° forth° into joyful° shouting°, O mountains°!
  For the bLORD° has comforted° His people°
  And will chave° compassion° on His afflicted°.

[8] ILit establish aPs 69:13; 2Co 6:2 bIs 26:3; 27:3; 42:6 cIs 42:6 dIs 44:26
[9] aIs 42:7; 61:1; Lk 4:18 bIs 41:18
[10] aIs 33:16; 48:21; Rv 7:16 bPs 121:6 cIs 14:1 dPs 23:2; Is 40:11 eIs 35:7; 41:17
[11] aIs 40:4 bIs 11:16; 19:23; 35:8; 62:10
[12] aIs 49:1; 60:4 bIs 43:5, 6
[13] aIs 44:23 bIs 40:1; 51:3, 12 cIs 54:7, 8, 10

Promise to Zion

  14 ¶ But Zion° said°, “The LORD° has forsaken° me,
  And the Lord° has forgotten° me.”
  15 “Can a woman° forget° her nursing° child°
  And have° no° compassion° on the son° of her womb°?
  Even° these° may forget°, but aI will not forget° you.
  16 “Behold°, I have ainscribed° you on the palms° [of My hands];
  Your bwalls° are continually° before° Me.
  17 “Your Ibuilders° hurry°;
  Your adestroyers° and devastators°
  Will depart° from you.
  18aLift° up your eyes° and look° around°;
  bAll° of them gather° together, cthey come° to you.
  dAs I live°,” declares° the LORD°,
  “You will surely° eput° on all° of them as Ijewels° and bind° them on as a bride°.
  19 “For ayour waste° and desolate° places and your destroyed° land°
  Surely° now° you will be btoo° cramped° for the inhabitants°,
  And those who cswallowed° you will be far° away.
  20 “The achildren° of Iwhom you were bereaved° will yet° say° in your ears°,
  ‘The place° is too cramped° for me;
  Make° room° for me that I may live° [here].’
  21 “Then you will asay° in your heart°,
  ‘Who° has begotten° these° for me,
  Since I have been° bereaved° of my children°
  And am bbarren°, an cexile° and a wanderer°?
  And who° has reared° these°?
  Behold°, I was dleft° alone°;
  IeFrom where° did these° come?’”

[15] aIs 44:21
[16] aSo 8:6; Hg 2:23 bPs 48:12, 13; Is 62:6, 7
[17] ISo ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads sons aIs 10:6; 37:18
[18] ILit an ornament aIs 60:4; Jn 4:35 bIs 43:5; 54:7; 60:4 cIs 49:12 dIs 45:23; 54:9 eIs 52:1; 61:10
[19] aIs 1:7; 3:8; 5:6; 51:3 bIs 54:1, 2; Zc 10:10 cPs 56:1, 2
[20] ILit your bereavement aIs 54:1-3
[21] ILit These, where are they? aIs 29:23; 54:6, 7 bIs 27:10; Lm 1:1 cIs 5:13 dIs 1:8 eIs 60:8

22 ¶ Thus° says° the Lord° IGOD°,
  “Behold°, I will lift° up My hand° to the nations°
  And set° up My astandard° to the peoples°;
  And they will bbring° your sons° in [their] bosom°,
  And your daughters° will be carried° on [their] shoulders°.
  23aKings° will be your guardians°,
  And their princesses° your nurses°.
  They will bbow° down° to you with their faces° to the earth°
  And click° the dust° of your feet°;
  And [you] will dknow° that I am the LORD°;
  Those who° hopefully° ewait° for Me will fnot be put° to shame°.

[22] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aIs 11:10, 12; 18:3; 62:10 bIs 14:2; 43:6; 60:4
[23] aIs 14:1, 2; 60:3, 10, 11 bIs 45:14; 60:14 cPs 72:9; Mi 7:17 dIs 41:20; 43:10; 60:16 ePs 37:9; Is 25:9; 26:8 fPs 25:3; Is 45:17; Jol 2:27

  24 ¶ “aCan the prey° be taken° from the mighty° man°,
  Or° the captives° of Ia tyrant be rescued°?”
25 Surely°, thus° says° the LORD°,
  “Even° the acaptives° of the mighty° man° will be taken° away,
  And the prey° of the tyrant° will be rescued°;
  For I will contend° with the one° who° contends° with you,
  And I will bsave° your sons°.
  26 “I will feed° your aoppressors° with their bown flesh°,
  And they will become° drunk° with their own blood° as with sweet° wine°;
  And call° flesh° will know° that I, the LORD°, am your dSavior°
  And your eRedeemer°, the Mighty° One° of Jacob°.”

[24] ISo ancient versions and DSS; M.T. reads the righteous, cf v 25 aMt 12:29; Lk 11:21
[25] aIs 10:6; 14:1, 2; Jr 50:33, 34 bIs 25:9; 33:22; 35:4
[26] aIs 9:4; 14:4; 16:4; 51:13; 54:14 bIs 9:20 cIs 45:6; Ezk 39:7 dIs 43:3 eIs 49:7


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Christ, being sent to the Jews, complaineth of them.

1 ¶ Listen,ºª O isles,º unto² me; and hearken,ºª ye people,º from far;º² The LORDº hath calledºª me from the womb;º² from the bowelsº² of my motherº hath he made mentionºª of my name.º 2 And he hath madeºª my mouthº like a sharpº sword;º in the shadowº of his handº hath he hidºª me, and madeºª me a polishedºª shaft;º in his quiverº hath he hidºª me; 3 And saidºª unto me, Thou² [art] my servant,º O Israel,º in whom² I will be glorified.ºª 4 Then I² said,ºª I have labouredºª in vain,º I have spentºª my strengthº for nought,º and in vain:º [yet] surelyº my judgmentº [is] with² the LORD,º and my workº with² my God.º

[1] Ps 71:5; Is 41:1; 42:1, 12; 45:22; 49:5; 51:5; 55:3; 57:19; 60:9; 66:19; Jr 1:5; Zp 2:11; Mt 1:20; Lk 1:15, 31; 2:10; Jn 10:36; Ga 1:15; Ep 2:17; He 12:25; 1P 1:20.
[2] Ps 45:2, 5; 91:1; Is 11:4; 42:1; 50:4; 51:16; 61:1; Jr 1:18; 15:19; Ho 6:5; Lk 23:46; He 4:12; Rv 1:16; 2:12; 19:15.
[3] Is 42:1; 43:21; 44:23; 52:13; 53:10; Zc 3:8; Mt 17:5; Lk 2:10; Jn 12:28; 13:31; 15:8; 17:1, 4; Ep 1:6; Php 2:6; 1P 2:9.
[4] Lv 26:20; Ps 22:22; Is 40:10; 53:10; 62:11; 65:2; Ezk 3:19; Mt 17:17; 23:37; Lk 24:26; Jn 1:11; 17:4; Ro 10:21; 2Co 2:15; 12:15; Ga 4:11; Php 2:9; He 12:2.

He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious promises.

5 ¶ And now,² saithºª the LORDº that formedºª me from the wombº² [to be] his servant,º to bring¹ª Jacob¹ againºª² to² him, Though Israelº be not gathered,ºª yet shall I be gloriousºª in the eyesº of the LORD,º and my Godº shall be² my strength.º 6 And he said,ºª It is a light thingºª that thou shouldest be²² my servantº to raise upºª² the tribesº of Jacob,º and to restoreºª the preservedºªª¹ of Israel:º I will also giveºª thee for a lightº to the Gentiles,º that thou mayest be² my salvationº unto² the endº of the earth.º 7 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º the Redeemerºª of Israel,º [and] his Holy One,º to him whom manº despiseth,º to him whom the nationº abhorreth,ºª to a servantº of rulers,ºª Kingsº shall seeºª and arise,ºª princesº also shall worship,ºª because of² the LORDº that² is faithful,ºª [and] the Holy Oneº of Israel,º and he shall chooseºª thee. 8 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º In an acceptableº timeº have I heardºª thee, and in a dayº of salvationº have I helpedºª thee: and I will preserveºª thee, and giveºª thee for a covenantº of the people,º to establishºª the earth,º to cause to inheritºª the desolateºª heritages;º 9 That thou mayest sayºª to the prisoners,ºª Go forth;ºª to them that² [are] in darkness,º Shew¹ª yourselves.² They shall feedºª in² the ways,º and their pasturesº [shall be] in all² high places.º 10 They shall not² hungerºª nor² thirst;ºª neither² shall the heatº nor sunº smiteºª them: for² he that hath mercyºª on them shall leadºª them, even by² the springsº of waterº shall he guideºª them. 11 And I will makeºª all² my mountainsº a way,º and my highwaysº shall be exalted.ºª 12 Behold,² these² shall comeºª from far:º² and, lo,² these² from the northº² and from the west;º² and these² from the landº² of Sinim.º

[5] Ps 110:1; Is 49:1; 56:8; Mt 3:17; 11:27; 15:24; 17:5; 21:37; 23:37; 28:18; Lk 19:42; Jn 3:35; 5:20; Ac 10:36; Ro 15:8; Ep 1:20; 1Th 2:15; 1P 3:22.
[6] 2K 3:18; 20:10; Ps 98:2; Is 11:10; 24:14; 42:6; 46:13; 52:10; 60:3; Lk 2:32; 24:46; Jn 1:4; Ac 13:47; 26:18.
[7] Ps 2:10; 22:6; 68:31; 69:7, 19; 72:10; Is 42:1; 48:7; 49:23; 52:15; 53:3; 60:3, 10, 16; Zc 11:8; Mt 20:28; 26:67; 27:38; Lk 22:27; 23:18, 23, 35; Jn 18:40; 19:6, 15; 1P 2:4; Rv 3:7; 11:15.
[8] Ps 2:8; 69:13; 75:3; Is 42:1, 6; 49:19; 50:7; 51:3, 16; 54:3; 58:12; 61:4; Mt 26:28; Jn 11:41; Ac 2:24; 2Co 6:2; Ep 1:6; 2:12; He 5:7; 8:6; 12:24.
[9] Dt 32:13; Ps 22:26; 23:1; 69:33; 102:20; 107:10; 146:7; Is 5:17; 9:2; 42:7, 16; 55:1; 60:1; 61:1; 65:13; Ezk 34:13, 23, 29; Jol 3:18; Zc 9:11; Lk 1:79; 4:18; Jn 6:53; 8:12; 10:9; Ac 26:18; 2Co 4:4; Ep 5:8, 14; Col 1:13; 1Th 5:5; 1P 2:9.
[10] Ps 23:2; 121:5; Is 4:6; 25:4; 32:2; 54:10; Jr 31:9; Ezk 34:23; Mt 5:6; Jn 6:35; 10:3; Rv 7:16.
[11] Ps 107:4, 7; Is 11:16; 35:8; 40:3; 43:19; 57:14; 62:10; Lk 3:4; Jn 14:6.
[12] Ps 22:27; 72:10, 17; Is 2:2; 11:10; 43:5; 60:9; 66:19; Mi 4:2; Zc 2:11; 8:20; Mt 8:11; Lk 13:29; Rv 7:9; 11:15.

God's love is perpetual to his Church.

13 ¶ Sing,ºª O heavens;º and be joyful,ºª O earth;º and break forthºª into singing,º O mountains:º for² the LORDº hath comfortedºª his people,º and will have mercyºª upon his afflicted.º 14 But Zionº said,ºª The LORDº hath forsakenºª me, and my Lordº hath forgottenºª me. 15 Can a womanº forgetºª her sucking child,º that she should not have compassionºª² on the sonº of her womb?º yea,² they² may forget,ºª yet will I² not² forgetºª thee. 16 Behold,² I have gravenºª thee upon² the palms of [my] hands;º thy wallsº [are] continuallyº before² me. 17 Thy childrenº shall make haste;ºª thy destroyersºª and they that made thee wasteºª shall go forthºª of² thee.

[13] Ps 96:11; 98:4; Is 12:1; 40:1; 42:10; 44:23; 51:3; 52:9; 55:12; 61:2; 66:13; Jr 31:13; Lk 2:13; 15:10; 2Co 7:6; 2Th 2:16; Rv 5:8; 7:9.
[14] Ps 13:1; 22:1; 31:22; 77:6; 89:38; Is 40:27; Jr 23:39; Lm 5:20; Ro 11:1.
[15] Lv 26:29; Dt 28:56; 1K 3:26; 2K 6:28; 11:1; Ps 103:13; Is 44:21; Jr 31:20; Lm 4:3, 10; Ho 11:1; Mal 3:17; Mt 7:11; Ro 1:31; 11:28.
[16] Ex 13:9; So 8:6; Is 26:1; 54:12; 60:18; Jr 22:24; Hg 2:23; Rv 21:10.
[17] Ezr 1:5; Ne 2:4, 17; Is 49:19; 51:13, 18, 22; 62:5; Ezk 28:24.

The ample restoration of the Church.

18 ¶ Lift upºª thine eyesº round about,º and behold:ºª all² these gather themselves together,ºª [and] comeºª to thee. [As] I² live,º saithºª the LORD,º thou shalt surely² clotheºª thee with them all,² as with an ornament,º and bindºª them [on thee], as a brideº [doeth]. 19 For² thy wasteº and thy desolate places,ºª and the landº of thy destruction,º shall even² now² be too narrowºª by reason of the inhabitants,ºª² and they that swallowed thee upºª shall be far away.ºª 20 The childrenº which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost¹ the other,² shall sayºª again² in thine ears,º The placeº [is] too straitº for me: give¹ª place¹² to me that I may dwell.ºª 21 Then shalt thou sayºª in thine heart,º Who² hath begottenºª me² these,² seeing I² have lost my children,¹ª² and am desolate,º a captive,ºª and removing to and fro?ºª and who² hath brought upºª these?² Behold,² I² was leftºª alone;² these,² whereº [had] they² [been]? 22 Thus² saithºª the Lordº GOD,º Behold,² I will lift upºª mine handº to² the Gentiles,º and set upºª my standardº to² the people:º and they shall bringºª thy sonsº in [their] arms,º and thy daughtersº shall be carriedºª upon² [their] shoulders.º 23 And kingsº shall be² thy nursing fathers,ºª and their queensº thy nursing mothers:ºª they shall bow downºª to thee with [their] faceº toward the earth,º and lick upºª the dustº of thy feet;º and thou shalt knowºª that² I² [am] the LORD:º for they² shall not² be ashamedºª that waitºª for me.

[18] Gn 13:14; 22:16; Pv 17:6; Is 43:5; 49:12, 22; 54:1, 9; 60:4, 5; 61:10; 66:12, 20; Jr 2:32; 31:8; Mt 13:41; Ga 3:28; He 6:13; Rv 21:2; 22:15.
[19] Ps 56:1; 124:3; Pv 1:12; Is 49:8, 17, 25; 51:3; 54:1; Jr 30:16, 18; 33:10; 51:33, 44; Ezk 36:3, 9; Ho 1:10; Zc 2:4, 11; 10:10.
[20] Jsh 17:14; 2K 6:1; Is 51:3; 54:1; 60:4; Ho 1:10; Mt 3:9; Ga 4:26.
[21] Is 3:26; 51:17; 52:2; 54:3; 60:15; 62:4; 64:10; Jr 31:15; Lm 1:1; Mt 24:29; Lk 21:24; Ro 11:11, 24, 26; Ga 3:29; 4:26.
[22] Ps 22:27; 67:4; 72:8, 17; 86:9; Is 2:2; 11:10; 42:1; 49:12; 60:3; 66:20; Mal 1:11; Lk 13:29.
[23] Gn 43:26; Nu 11:12; Ezr 1:2; 6:7; 7:11; Ne 2:6; Es 8:1; Ps 2:10; 25:3; 34:22; 68:31; 69:6; 72:9, 10; 138:4; Is 25:9; 45:14; 49:7; 52:15; 60:3, 10, 14, 16; 62:2; 64:4; Mi 7:17; Ro 5:5; 9:33; 10:11; 1P 2:6; Rv 3:9; 21:24.

The powerful deliverance out of captivity.

24 ¶ Shall the preyº be takenºª from the mighty,º² or² the lawfulº captiveº delivered?ºª 25 But² thus² saithºª the LORD,º Even² the captivesº of the mightyº shall be taken away,ºª and the preyº of the terribleº shall be delivered:ºª for I² will contend¹ª with² him that contendeth¹ with² thee, and I² will saveºª thy children.º 26 And I will feedºª² them that oppressºª thee with² their own flesh;º and they shall be drunkenºª with their own blood,º as with sweet wine:º and all² fleshº shall knowºª that² I² the LORDº [am] thy Saviourºª and thy Redeemer,ºª the mighty Oneº of Jacob.º

[24] Ezr 9:9, 13; Ne 9:33, 37; Ps 124:6; 126:1; Is 42:22; 53:12; Jr 25:6, 11; Ezk 37:3, 11; Mt 12:29; Lk 11:21.
[25] Gn 12:3; Nu 23:8; Is 10:27; 41:11; 52:2; 54:13, 15; Jr 29:10; 50:17, 33; 51:35; Zc 9:11, 13; 12:3; 14:3, 12; Ro 8:31; Ga 4:26; He 2:14; 1Jn 3:8; Rv 18:20.
[26] Jg 7:22; Ps 9:16; 58:10; 83:18; Is 9:20; 41:14; 45:6; 60:16; Ezk 39:7; Rv 14:20; 15:3; 16:6; 17:6.


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