Isaiah 49:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. ”

• Isaiah 49:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And now, saith the Lord that formed me - This verse contains the reason why he cherished the hope that his work would not be unaccepted. The reason is, that Yahweh had said to him that he should...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb [to be] his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, (g) yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God s...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Preparation of Yahweh's Servant, and its Purpose (the second Servant Song). The Servant of Yahweh speaks, bidding the far lands hearken; for them he has a glorious message, which is, however, n...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  saith. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "thus saith". not. Hebrew text. l'o . not; but marked in margin to be read lo = to Him, which is confirmed by the list of such readings i...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  5. And now saith Jehovah. By this verse he confirms the former statement, and yields more abundant consolation, by repeating that calling; and the testimony of conscience, which ought to be...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And now, saith the Lord— This passage is connected with the whole preceding period, and with each part of it; for the Messiah, in the beginning of this discourse, Isaiah 49:1-2 having addressed t...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God sha...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Though Israel be not gathered. — Better, and that Israel be gathered to Him. The negative, as in Isaiah 9:3 , comes from an error of transcription; for “yet” read and. The Servant falls back u...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER XIX PROPHET AND MARTYR Isaiah 49:1-9 ; Isaiah 50:4-11 THE second great passage upon the Servant of the Lord is Isaiah 49:1-9 , and the third is Isaiah 50:4-11 . In both of these the...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “A Light to the Gentiles” Isaiah 48:17-22 ; Isaiah 49:1-13 The first division of this second part of Isaiah closes at Isaiah 48:22 , with the phrase there is no peace to the wicked . The sec...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  We now commence the section in which the Prince of Peace is most clearly seen. He is revealed first as sustained through suffering (Chapter s 49-53), and then as singing in triumph (Chapter s 54-57)....

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  What a striking resemblance doth this bear to the preaching of our Lord, when upon earth! Who that reads in the Gospel of the contempt poured upon the person and office of Jesus, but must be struck w...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And now, saith the Lord ,.... Jehovah the Father, in confirmation of the call, office, and work of Christ, which he hath declared, Isaiah 49:1 : that formed me from the womb to be his servant ; w...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb [to be] his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shal...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And now, saith the Lord These are the words of the Father, addressing his Son, now become incarnate for the redemption of mankind; that formed me from the womb This refers to the human nature of...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Encouragement to the Gentiles. B. C. 706.       1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye pe...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  To bring Jacob again to him; to convert the wicked and apostate Israelites unto God. Though Israel be not gathered; not brought home to God by my ministry. This word implies that the Israelites w...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Words of The Servant ( Isaiah 49:1-6 ). Isaiah 49:1 ‘Listen to me, O coastlands/isles, And hear you peoples from afar, Yahweh has called me from the womb, From the inner parts of my moth...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  OUR SAVIOUR AND THE WORK OF OUR SALVATION Isaiah 49:1-6 . Listen, O isles, unto me, &c. It is to the Gentiles, to us , that Christ here speaks concerning Himself and the work of salvation (...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  In this chapter, we have not merely Isaiah speaking concerning the Christ of God; but it is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who here speaks concerning himself. Isaiah 49:1 . Listen, O isles, u...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Isaiah 49:1 . Listen, oh isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people from far. The Hebrews reckoned among the isles, not only those of Greece, but the gentile nations generally, who are represented as...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Listen, O isles, unto Me A forecast of the universal religion In the previous Chapter s we find very glorious things spoken of the deliverance of the Jews from Babylon. But in this chapter we...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  SECTION III . THE MISSION OF THE SERVANT OF THE LORD ( CH . 49-53). EXPOSITION The connection of the present section is especially with Isaiah 42:1-23 , where the mission of...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Testimony of Jehovah's Servant

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 3:22 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:15 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ; Acts 10:36 ; Ephesians 1:20-22 ; Isaiah 49:1 ; Isaiah 56:8 ; John 3:35 ; John 5:20-27 ; Luke 19:42 ; Matthew 11:27 ; Matthew 1...

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• Isaiah 49:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  To bring — To convert the apostate Israelites to God. Not gathered — Not brought home to God by my ministry. Yet — God will not despise me for the unsuccessfulness of my labours, but will honour an...

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