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Pay attention, you who are far away! The LORD called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb, from the body of my mother he named my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Listen, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to Me, you islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Listen to Me, O coastlands, And pay attention, you peoples from afar. Yahweh called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He made My name to be remembered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands <i>and</i> coastlands, And pay attention, you peoples from far away. The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He has named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Coasts and islands, listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The LORD called me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Coastlands, listen to me; distant peoples, pay attention. The LORD called me before I was born. He named me while I was in my mother&#8217s womb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone, listen, even you foreign nations across the sea. The LORD chose me and gave me a name before I was born. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: the LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Listen to me, you islands. Pay attention, you people far away. Before I was born, the LORD chose me. While I was in my mother's womb, he recorded my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Listen to me, distant nations, you people who live far away! Before I was born, the LORD chose me and appointed me to be his servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people from far away! The LORD called me from the womb; while I was still in my mother's body, he pronounced my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me, you coastlands! Pay attention, you people who live far away! The LORD summoned me from birth; he commissioned me when my mother brought me into the world. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: the LORD has called me from the womb; from the body of my mother has he made mention of my name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Listen to me, O Isles; 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Listen, islands, to me. Listen, you peoples, from afar: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the inside of my mother, he has mentioned my name. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen, O islands, to Me, "" And attend, O peoples, from afar, "" YHWH has called Me from the womb, "" From the bowels of My mother "" He has made mention of My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Hearken, O isles, unto me, And attend, O peoples, from afar, Jehovah from the womb hath called me, From the bowels of my mother He hath made mention of my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Hear to me, ye islands, and attend ye people from far off; Jehovah called me from the belly; from my mother's bowels he made mention of my name.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />GIVE ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Pay attention, you islands, and listen closely, you far away peoples. The Lord has called me from the womb; from the womb of my mother, he has been mindful of my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hear me, coastlands, listen, distant peoples. Before birth the LORD called me, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to me, O coastlands, pay attention, you peoples from far away! The LORD called me before I was born, while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />LSTEN to me, O isles; hearken to me, O you nations, the LORD has called me from afar; from the womb, and from the body of my mother has he made mention of my name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Be silent, islands, and pay attention, peoples from a distance. LORD JEHOVAH called me, and from the womb and from the belly of my mother he remembered my name .<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Listen, O isles, unto me, And hearken, ye peoples, from far: The LORD hath called me from the womb, From the bowels of my mother hath He made mention of my name;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Hearken to me, ye islands; and attend, ye Gentiles; after a long time it shall come to pass, saith the Lord: from my mother's womb he has called my name:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/49-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10903" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/49.htm">You are My Servant</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/339.htm" title="339: ’î·yîm (N-mp) -- Coast, region. From 'avah; properly, a habitable spot; dry land, a coast, an island.">O islands;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: wə·haq·šî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">pay attention,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: mê·rā·ḥō·wq (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">O distant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816: lə·’um·mîm (N-mp) -- People. Or l owm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community.">peoples:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·rā·’ā·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">called Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: mib·be·ṭen (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">from the womb;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm" title="4578: mim·mə·‘ê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Internal organs, inward parts, belly. ">from the body</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">of My mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: hiz·kîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">He named Me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character."></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-13.htm">Psalm 139:13-16</a></span><br />For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. / My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Luke 1:15</a></span><br />for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15</a></span><br />But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a></span><br />She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a></span><br />I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-21.htm">Romans 15:21</a></span><br />Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-17.htm">Acts 26:17-18</a></span><br />I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them / to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-18.htm">Matthew 12:18</a></span><br />“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a></span><br />“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-2.htm">Isaiah 44:2</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Isaiah 51:5</a></span><br />My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5</a></span><br />Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Listen, O isles, to me; and listen, you people, from far; The LORD has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name.</p><p class="hdg">listen</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1</a></b></br> Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew <i>their</i> strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1-4,12</a></b></br> Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, <i>in whom</i> my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22</a></b></br> Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I <i>am</i> God, and <i>there is</i> none else.</p><p class="hdg">and hearken</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></b></br> Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, <i>even</i> the sure mercies of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-19.htm">Isaiah 57:19</a></b></br> I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to <i>him that is</i> far off, and to <i>him that is</i> near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-17.htm">Ephesians 2:17</a></b></br> And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Isaiah 49:5</a></b></br> And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb <i>to be</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Psalm 71:5,6</a></b></br> For thou <i>art</i> my hope, O Lord GOD: <i>thou art</i> my trust from my youth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></b></br> Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, <i>and</i> I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Body</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-13.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">First</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-10.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-12.htm">Sea-Lands</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Afar</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Body</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-15.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Coastlands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-16.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-8.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-12.htm">Far</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-4.htm">First</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-1.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-6.htm">Mention</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-5.htm">Sea-Lands</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">Womb</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">Christ being sent to the Jews, complains of them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-5.htm">He is sent to the Gentiles with gracious promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">God's love is perpetual to his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">The ample restoration of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/49-24.htm">The powerful deliverance out of captivity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It indicates the universal scope of the message, suggesting that the prophecy is not just for Israel but for all nations. This reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty over all the earth, as seen in Psalms 97:1 and <a href="/isaiah/42-4.htm">Isaiah 42:4</a>, where the coastlands wait for God's law.<p><b>pay attention, O distant peoples:</b><br>"Distant peoples" reinforces the idea of a global audience. This phrase emphasizes the inclusivity of God's message and His concern for all humanity. It aligns with the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>, where Jesus commands His disciples to make disciples of all nations, highlighting the continuity of God's plan for salvation history.<p><b>The LORD called Me from the womb;</b><br>This indicates a divine calling and purpose established before birth, similar to the callings of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a>) and Paul (<a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15</a>). It underscores the concept of predestination and God's foreknowledge. This pre-birth calling is a type of Christ, who was also set apart from birth for His redemptive mission (<a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31-33</a>).<p><b>from the body of My mother He named Me.</b><br>Naming in the biblical context often signifies authority and purpose. The mention of being named from the mother's body suggests a specific and intentional role designated by God. This is reminiscent of Jesus being named before His birth (<a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a>), indicating His mission as Savior. It highlights the prophetic nature of the servant's role, preordained and divinely orchestrated.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant.htm">The Servant</a></b><br>This passage is part of the "Servant Songs" in Isaiah, where the Servant is often understood as a prophetic reference to the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The Servant is called by God for a special purpose.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/islands_and_distant_peoples.htm">Islands and Distant Peoples</a></b><br>These terms symbolize the far-reaching impact of the Servant's mission, indicating that the message and work of the Servant are intended for all nations, not just Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and the divine authority behind the calling of the Servant.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_womb.htm">The Womb</a></b><br>This signifies the divine foreknowledge and purpose of God, highlighting that the Servant's mission was ordained before birth.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_calling.htm">The Calling</a></b><br>The act of God naming and calling the Servant from the womb underscores the intentional and predestined nature of the Servant's mission.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_calling_and_purpose.htm">Divine Calling and Purpose</a></b><br>God has a specific plan and purpose for each of us, just as He did for the Servant. We are called to seek and fulfill our God-given purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The passage highlights God's control and foreknowledge. Trust in His plan, even when it is not fully understood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_mission.htm">Universal Mission</a></b><br>The message of salvation through the Servant is for all people. We are called to share the Gospel with everyone, regardless of their background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Just as the Servant was named and called by God, our identity and worth are found in Christ. We are known and loved by God from the beginning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god's_voice.htm">Listening to God's Voice</a></b><br>The call to "listen" and "pay attention" is a reminder to be attentive to God's voice in our lives, through Scripture and prayer.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XLIX.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Listen, O isles . . .</span>--The argument against idolatry has been brought to its close, and a new section opens, and with it there is a new speaker, the mysterious "Servant of the Lord," (<a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm" title="Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit on him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.">Isaiah 42:1</a>), at once identified with Israel (<a href="/isaiah/49-3.htm" title="And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.">Isaiah 49:3</a>), in fulfilling its ideal, and yet distinguished from it, as its Restorer and Redeemer. "Isles" as before stand vaguely for "far off countries." The invitation is addressed to the heathen far and wide.<p><span class= "bld">The Lord hath called me from the womb.</span>--The words indicate a predestined vocation. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm" title="Before I formed you in the belly I knew you; and before you came forth out of the womb I sanctified you, and I ordained you a prophet to the nations.">Jeremiah 1:5</a>; <a href="/luke/1-15.htm" title="For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.">Luke 1:15</a>; <a href="/luke/1-41.htm" title="And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:">Luke 1:41</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-15.htm" title="But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,">Galatians 1:15</a>.) Admitting the thought of a Divine order working in human history, the idea of such a vocation follows in inevitable sequence. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-12.</span> - JEHOVAH'S ATTESTATION OF HIS SERVANT'S MISSION. Jehovah called his Servant from the womb; mentioned him by name; made his mouth a sharp sword; held him in his hand; caused him to be a polished weapon; appointed him his Servant; assured him of a right and a recompense; appointed him, not only to restore and recover Israel, but to be a Light to the Gentiles, and to give salvation to the ends of the world (vers. 1-6); chose him (ver. 7); will help him (ver. 8); through him will both deliver the captive everywhere (ver. 9), and cause joy to break out in every part of heaven and earth (vers. 11-13). It is quite impossible that these things can be said of aught but a person, or of any person other than him in whom all the nations of the earth were to be blessed (<a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a>). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Listen, O isles</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1, 4, 6</a>). Since the beginning of ch. 43. Israel alone has been addressed. Now that the mission of the Servant of Jehovah is to be treated of, all the world must be summoned to hear, for all the world is directly interested. <span class="cmt_word">Ye people</span>; rather, <span class="accented">ye peoples</span>, or <span class="accented">ye nations. <span class="cmt_word"></span>The Lord hath called me from the womb</span>. Isaiah could not have said this of himself, for his "call" took place when he was of mature age. But Christ was designated for his office from the womb (<a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31-33</a>). He was also still "in the womb of his mother" when the name of Jesus was given to him (<a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a>, <a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/49-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Listen</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְע֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O islands,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_339.htm">Strong's 339: </a> </span><span class="str2">A habitable spot, dry land, a coast, an island</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pay attention,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haq·šî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O distant</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרָח֑וֹק</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rā·ḥō·wq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remote, of place, time, precious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">peoples:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֻמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’um·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> </span><span class="str2">A community</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">called me</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרָאָ֔נִי</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rā·’ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the womb;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֶּ֣טֶן</span> <span class="translit">(mib·be·ṭen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the body</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּעֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·‘ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> </span><span class="str2">The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my mother</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He named me.</span><br /><span class="heb">הִזְכִּ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(hiz·kîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/49-1.htm">Isaiah 49:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/49-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 49:1 Listen islands to me (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/48-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 48:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 49:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 49:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>