Isaiah 49
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"Listen, a O coastlands, to Me,
And take heed, you peoples from afar!
b The LORD has called Me from the womb;
From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.
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And He has made c My mouth like a sharp sword;
d In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me e a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me."
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"And He said to me,
f 'You are My servant, O Israel,
g In whom I will be glorified.'
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h Then I said, 'I have labored in vain,
I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain;
Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD,
And my work with my God.' "
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"And now the LORD says,
Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him,
So that Israel i is gathered to Him
(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the LORD,
And My God shall be My strength),
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Indeed He says,
'It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob,
And to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also give You as a j light to the Gentiles,
That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.' "
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Thus says the LORD,
The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One,
k To Him whom man despises,
To Him whom the nation abhors,
To the Servant of rulers:
l "Kings shall see and arise,
Princes also shall worship,
Because of the LORD who is faithful,
The Holy One of Israel;
And He has chosen You."
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Thus says the LORD:
"In an m acceptable time I have heard You,
And in the day of salvation I have helped You;
I will preserve You n and give You
As a covenant to the people,
To restore the earth,
To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages;
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That You may say o to the prisoners, 'Go forth,'
To those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.'
"They shall feed along the roads,
And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.
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They shall neither p hunger nor thirst,
q Neither heat nor sun shall strike them;
For He who has mercy on them r will lead them,
Even by the springs of water He will guide them.
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s I will make each of My mountains a road,
And My highways shall be elevated.
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Surely t these shall come from afar;
Look! Those from the north and the west,
And these from the land of Sinim."
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u Sing, O heavens!
Be joyful, O earth!
And break out in singing, O mountains!
For the LORD has comforted His people,
And will have mercy on His afflicted.
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v But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me,
And my Lord has forgotten me."
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"Can w a woman forget her nursing child,
And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
x Yet I will not forget you.
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See, y I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;
Your walls are continually before Me.
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Your sons shall make haste;
Your destroyers and those who laid you waste
Shall go away from you.
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z Lift up your eyes, look around and see;
All these gather together and come to you.
As I live," says the LORD,
"You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all a as an ornament,
And bind them on you as a bride does.
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"For your waste and desolate places,
And the land of your destruction,
b Will even now be too small for the inhabitants;
And those who swallowed you up will be far away.
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c The children you will have,
d After you have lost the others,
Will say again in your ears,
'The place is too small for me;
Give me a place where I may dwell.'
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Then you will say in your heart,
'Who has begotten these for me,
Since I have lost my children and am desolate,
A captive, and wandering to and fro?
And who has brought these up?
There I was, left alone;
But these, where were they?' "
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e Thus says the Lord GOD:
"Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations,
And set up My standard for the peoples;
They shall bring your sons in their arms,
And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders;
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f Kings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
And g lick up the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the LORD,
h For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me."
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i Shall the prey be taken from the mighty,
Or the captives of the righteous be delivered?
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But thus says the LORD:
"Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away,
And the prey of the terrible be delivered;
For I will contend with him who contends with you,
And I will save your children.
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I will j feed those who oppress you with their own flesh,
And they shall be drunk with their own k blood as with sweet wine.
All flesh l shall know
That I, the LORD, am your Savior,
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
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Isaiah 41:1
Keep silence before Me, O coastlands, And let the people renew their strength! Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come near together for judgment.
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Jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations."
Matthew 1:20
But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:35
And the angel answered and said to her, " The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 10:36
Do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
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Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Hosea 6:5
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And your judgments are like light that goes forth.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Revelation 1:16
He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance was like the sun shining in its strength.
Revelation 2:12
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, 'These things says He who has the sharp two-edged sword:
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Isaiah 51:16
And I have put My words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, And say to Zion, 'You are My people.'
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Psalms 45:5
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies; The peoples fall under You.
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Isaiah 41:8
But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.
Isaiah 42:1
Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Zechariah 3:8
Hear, O Joshua, the high priest, You and your companions who sit before you, For they are a wondrous sign; For behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH.
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Isaiah 44:23
Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shou...
Matthew 12:18
Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Belov...
John 13:31
So, when he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the ...
John 13:32
If God is glorified in Him, God will also glori...
John 14:13
And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do...
John 15:8
By this My Father is glorified, that you bear m...
John 17:4
I have glorified You on the earth. I have finis...
Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of the glory of His grace, by whi...
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Ezekiel 3:19
Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.
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Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!
Romans 11:25 - 29
For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
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Isaiah 42:6
I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 51:4
Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples.
Luke 2:32
A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.
Acts 13:47
"For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
Galatians 3:14
That the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
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Psalms 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men,...
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of so...
Matthew 26:67
Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and ot...
Matthew 27:41
Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with t...
Mark 15:29
And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging...
Luke 23:35
And the people stood looking on. But even the r...
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Isaiah 52:15
So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider.
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Psalms 69:13
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2
For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
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Isaiah 42:6
I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles.
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Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
Zechariah 9:12
Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed.
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Isaiah 33:16
He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
Isaiah 48:21
And they did not thirst When He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them; He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.
Revelation 7:16
They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat.
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Psalms 121:6
The sun shall not strike you by day, Nor the moon by night.
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Psalms 23:2
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go.
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Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth.
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Isaiah 43:5
Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west.
Isaiah 43:6
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' And to the south, 'Do not keep them back!' Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth -
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Isaiah 44:23
Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And glorified Himself in Israel.
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Isaiah 40:27
Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: "My way is hidden from the LORD, And my just claim is passed over by my God"?
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Psalms 103:13
As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him.
Malachi 3:17
"They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him."
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Romans 11:29
For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
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Exodus 13:9
It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the LORD's law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the LORD has brought you out of Egypt.
Song of Solomon 8:6
Set me as a seal upon your heart, As a seal upon your arm; For love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; Its flames are flames of fire, A most vehement flame.
Haggai 2:23
'In that day,' says the LORD of hosts, 'I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says the LORD, 'and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,' says the LORD of hosts."
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Isaiah 60:4
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
John 4:35
Do you not say, 'There are still four months and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
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Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men, And the glory of children is their father.
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Isaiah 54:1
Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman," says the LORD.
Isaiah 54:2
Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.
Zechariah 10:10
I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt, And gather them from Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, Until no more room is found for them.
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Isaiah 60:4
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
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Matthew 3:9
And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Romans 11:11
I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.
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Isaiah 60:4
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
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Psalms 72:11
Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him.
Isaiah 52:15
So shall He sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For what had not been told them they shall see, And what they had not heard they shall consider.
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Psalms 72:9
Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him, And His enemies will lick the dust.
Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent; They shall crawl from their holes like snakes of the earth. They shall be afraid of the LORD our God, And shall fear because of You.
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Psalms 34:22
The LORD redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
Romans 5:5
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
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Matthew 12:29
Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
Luke 11:21
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.
Luke 11:22
But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.
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Isaiah 9:20
And he shall snatch on the right hand And be hungry; He shall devour on the left hand And not be satisfied; Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.
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Revelation 14:20
And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.
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Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
Isaiah 60:16
You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
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