Isaiah 49

King James Version · 26 verses · 1,103 cross-references linking it to 401 other chapters

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1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.66 cross-references: Jeremiah 1:5, Galatians 1:15, Isaiah 44:2, Isaiah 49:5, Luke 1:31
2And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;26 cross-references: Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 1:16, Isaiah 50:4, Isaiah 51:16, Jeremiah 1:18
3And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.32 cross-references: Isaiah 42:1, 1 Peter 2:9, Isaiah 44:23, Isaiah 52:13, Zechariah 3:8
4Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.37 cross-references: Isaiah 35:4, Galatians 4:11, 2 Corinthians 12:15, Isaiah 65:23, Isaiah 53:10–12
5And 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.43 cross-references: Matthew 28:18, John 3:35, Matthew 17:5, 1 Peter 3:22, Matthew 21:37–41
6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.107 cross-references: Acts 13:47, Isaiah 42:6, Luke 2:32, Psalms 98:2–3, Luke 24:46–47
7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.80 cross-references: Matthew 26:67, 1 Peter 2:4, Isaiah 53:3, Psalms 22:6–8, Matthew 20:28
8Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;51 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 6:2, Isaiah 42:6, Psalms 69:13, Isaiah 61:4, Hebrews 12:24
9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.67 cross-references: Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 42:7, Psalms 102:20, Psalms 69:33, Isaiah 41:18
10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.53 cross-references: Revelation 7:16–17, Matthew 5:6, Ezekiel 34:23, Psalms 121:5–6, Isaiah 33:16
11And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.15 cross-references: Isaiah 11:16, Luke 3:4–5, Isaiah 35:8–10, Isaiah 62:10, Isaiah 43:19
12Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.38 cross-references: Isaiah 43:5–6, Revelation 11:15, Isaiah 2:2–3, Micah 4:2, Isaiah 11:10–11
13Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.54 cross-references: Isaiah 44:23, Isaiah 51:3, Psalms 96:11–13, Isaiah 52:9, Isaiah 40:1–2
14But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.28 cross-references: Romans 11:1–5, Isaiah 40:27, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 77:6–9, Psalms 89:38–46
15Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.37 cross-references: Isaiah 44:21, Psalms 103:13, Matthew 7:11, Jeremiah 31:20, Hosea 11:1
16Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.14 cross-references: Haggai 2:23, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 60:18, Song of Solomon 8:6, Exodus 13:9
17Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.15 cross-references: Isaiah 62:5, Isaiah 51:13, Ezekiel 28:24, Isaiah 51:22–23, Ezra 1:5
18Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.39 cross-references: Isaiah 54:1–3, Isaiah 66:12–13, Isaiah 61:10, Isaiah 54:9, Jeremiah 2:32
19For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.30 cross-references: Zechariah 10:10, Isaiah 54:1–2, Jeremiah 30:18–19, Psalms 56:1–2, Isaiah 51:3
20The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.22 cross-references: Isaiah 60:4, Hosea 1:10, Galatians 4:26–28, Joshua 17:14–16, Matthew 3:9
21Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?32 cross-references: Isaiah 54:3–8, Romans 11:11–17, Isaiah 51:17–20, Isaiah 60:15, Romans 11:24
22Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders.33 cross-references: Luke 13:29, Psalms 86:9, Isaiah 42:1–4, Isaiah 11:10–12, Isaiah 60:3–11
23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.84 cross-references: Isaiah 60:14, Isaiah 60:16, Isaiah 60:3, Micah 7:17, Isaiah 45:14
24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?38 cross-references: Luke 11:21–22, Psalms 124:6–7, Matthew 12:29, Ezekiel 37:3, Isaiah 42:22
25But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.43 cross-references: Isaiah 54:15–17, Isaiah 35:4, Isaiah 41:11–12, Isaiah 54:13, Jeremiah 50:33–34
26And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.45 cross-references: Isaiah 9:20, Revelation 16:6, Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 60:16, Isaiah 41:14–20

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A light to the Gentiles Isaiah 49:6 and Acts 13:47
In the second Servant Song God says restoring Israel is too small a task; the servant will be a light to the nations to the ends of the earth. Paul and Barnabas cite it as their commission when they turn to the Gentiles in Pisidian Antioch.
Simeon's song Isaiah 49:6 and Luke 2:32
Holding the infant Jesus in the temple, the aged Simeon calls him a light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of Israel. His words weave Isaiah's Servant Songs into the earliest recognition of Jesus in Luke.
Now is the day of salvation Isaiah 49:8 and 2 Corinthians 6:2
Isaiah's servant is answered in a time of favour. Paul announces that the favourable time has arrived: now is the day of salvation.
No more hunger or thirst Isaiah 49:10 and Revelation 7:16
Isaiah promises returning exiles will not hunger or thirst, nor be struck by heat, because their shepherd leads them to springs. Revelation applies it to the redeemed, shepherded by the Lamb.

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