Isaiah 49:1 meaning and explanation
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.
Isaiah 49:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse opens the second Servant Song, in which an unnamed speaker addresses the coastlands and distant peoples rather than Israel alone. The Servant looks back on a calling that began before birth: the LORD summoned him from the womb and named him there, language that echoes the call of prophets like Jeremiah and the servant role given to Israel.
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