1 Coasts and islands, listen to me, pay attention, distant peoples. Yahweh called me when I was in the womb, before my birth he had pronounced my name.
2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me into a sharpened arrow and concealed me in his quiver.
3 He said to me, 'Israel, you are my servant, through whom I shall manifest my glory.'
4 But I said, 'My toil has been futile, I have exhausted myself for nothing, to no purpose.' Yet all the while my cause was with Yahweh and my reward with my God.
5 And now Yahweh has spoken, who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him and to re-unite Israel to him;-I shall be honoured in Yahweh's eyes, and my God has been my strength.-
6 He said, 'It is not enough for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the survivors of Israel; I shall make you a light to the nations so that my salvation may reach the remotest parts of earth.'
7 Thus says Yahweh, the redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, to the one who is despised, detested by the nation, to the slave of despots: Kings will stand up when they see, princes will see and bow low, because of Yahweh who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who had chosen you.
8 Thus says Yahweh: At the time of my favour I have answered you, on the day of salvation I have helped you. I have formed you and have appointed you to be the covenant for a people, to restore the land, to return ravaged properties,
9 to say to prisoners, 'Come out,' to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' Along the roadway they will graze, and any bare height will be their pasture.
10 They will never hunger or thirst, scorching wind and sun will never plague them; for he who pities them will lead them, will guide them to springs of water.
11 I shall turn all my mountains into a road and my highways will be raised aloft.
12 Look! Here they come from far away, look, these from the north and the west, those from the land of Sinim.
13 Shout for joy, you heavens; earth, exult! Mountains, break into joyful cries! For Yahweh has consoled his people, is taking pity on his afflicted ones.
14 Zion was saying, 'Yahweh has abandoned me, the Lord has forgotten me.'
15 Can a woman forget her baby at the breast, feel no pity for the child she has borne? Even if these were to forget, I shall not forget you.
16 Look, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands, your ramparts are ever before me.
17 Your rebuilders are hurrying, your destroyers and despoilers will soon go away.
18 Raise your eyes and look around you: all are assembling, coming to you. By my life, declares Yahweh, you will put them all on like jewels, like a bride, you will fasten them on.
19 For your desolate places and your ruins and your devastated country from now on will be too cramped for your inhabitants, and your devourers will be far away.
20 Once more they will say in your hearing, the children of whom you were bereft, 'The place is too cramped for me, make room for me to live.'
21 Then you will think to yourself, 'Who has borne me these? I was bereft and barren, exiled, turned out of my home; who has reared these? I was left all alone, so where have these come from?'
22 Thus says Lord Yahweh: Look, I am beckoning to the nations and hoisting a signal to the peoples: they will bring your sons in their arms and your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.
23 Kings will be your foster-fathers and their princesses, your foster-mothers. They will fall prostrate before you, faces to the ground, and lick the dust at your feet. And you will know that I am Yahweh; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.
24 Can the body be snatched from the warrior, can the tyrant's captive be set free?
25 But thus says Yahweh: The warrior's captive will indeed be snatched away and the tyrant's booty will indeed be set free; I myself shall fight those who fight you and I myself shall save your children.
26 I shall make your oppressors eat their own flesh, they will be as drunk on their own blood as on new wine. And all humanity will know that I am Yahweh, your Saviour, 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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