1 Listen to me, O coastlands, and hearken, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name.
2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away.
3 And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
4 But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the LORD, and my recompense with my God."
5 And now the LORD says, who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel might be gathered to him, for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength --
6 he says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."
7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."
8 Thus says the LORD: "In a time of favor I have answered you, in a day of salvation I have helped you; I have kept you and given you as a covenant to the people, to establish the land, to apportion the desolate heritages;
9 saying to the prisoners, `Come forth,' to those who are in darkness, `Appear.' They shall feed along the ways, on all bare heights shall be their pasture;
10 they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall smite them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be raised up.
12 Lo, these shall come from afar, and lo, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene."
13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me."
15 "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
16 Behold, I have graven you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
17 Your builders outstrip your destroyers, and those who laid you waste go forth from you.
18 Lift up your eyes round about and see; they all gather, they come to you. As I live, says the LORD, you shall put them all on as an ornament, you shall bind them on as a bride does.
19 "Surely your waste and your desolate places and your devastated land -- surely now you will be too narrow for your inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up will be far away.
20 The children born in the time of your bereavement will yet say in your ears: `The place is too narrow for me; make room for me to dwell in.'
21 Then you will say in your heart: `Who has borne me these? I was bereaved and barren, exiled and put away, but who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; whence then have these come?'"
22 Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."
24 Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?
25 Surely, thus says the LORD: "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Then all flesh shall know that I am the LORD your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 49:
Isaiah 49 is a chapter that talks about the servant of the Lord, which is called by God from his mother's womb to be an instrument of salvation to the nations. The chapter presents a message of hope for the exiles of Israel, promising them that God will restore His land and bring back His dispersed people. In addition, the chapter highlights the servant's mission to bring salvation to all people, including those outside Israel.
Psalm 139:13-14: "For you formed my interior, you have weaved me within my mother. I praise you because you have done me specially and admirable. Your works are wonderful! This verse highlights the idea that God has a plan for each person from the moment they were formed in their mother's womb, which is a central theme in Isaiah 49.
Luke 2:30-32: "For my eyes have already seen your salvation, which you have prepared before all peoples: light for revelation to the Gentiles, and to the glory of your people Israel." This verse highlights the mission of the servant of the Lord, which is to bring salvation to all people, including Gentiles, as it is emphasized in Isaiah 49.
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that everyone who believes in him will not perish, but have eternal life." This verse talks about God's love for all people and His will to bring salvation to all, which is an important theme in Isaiah 49.
Ephesians 2:12-13: "Remember that at that time you were without Christ, separated from the community of Israel, being foreigners as to the covenants of promise, hopeless and without God in the world. But now, in Christ Jesus, you , which were before, were approached through the blood of Christ. " This verse talks about the union of all people in Christ, which is a central theme in Isaiah 49.
Acts 13:47: "For thus the LORD commanded us: I constitute you as light to the Gentiles, that it may take salvation to the ends of the earth." This verse highlights the mission of the servant of the Lord to bring salvation to all people, not just to those within Israel, which is an important theme in Isaiah 49.
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