Isaias

Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible, Isaias, Ottley, Cambridge, 1904

XLIX. 1 Hearken, ye isles, to me, and listen, ye peoples, from afar; the Lord hath called me from the. womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

2 And he made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; and set me for a polished arrow; in his quiver be concealed me,

[*](15. i.e. ‘brought him’ into view, into prominence; or, on his)[*](16. The grammar admits the rendering ‘hath sent me and his Spirit’: the emphasis is strongly against it: most authorities support it, however, on theological grounds.)[*](18. Or, ‘wouldst hearken.)[*](19. ‘grains,’ or, ‘entrails,’ of the sea, i.e. the ﬁshes.)

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3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.

4 And I said, I have laboured in vain, for waste and vanity have I consumed my strength; surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my recompense with my God.

5 And now, saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb for a servant to him, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be not swept away—and I shall be honoured in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my—