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Isaiah 49:6 Cross-References
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“And 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. It is: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc preserved: or, desolations”
Isaiah 49:6 (KJV)
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Commentary on Isaiah 49:6
This verse appears in the second Servant Song (49:1-6) and marks a dramatic expansion of the Servant's mission. God speaks: 'It is a light thing' (naqal, נָקַל)—too small, too easy, insufficient—if the Servant merely restored Israel. Though 'raising up the tribes of Jacob' and restoring 'the preserved of Israel' would be miraculous (reuniting scattered tribes, reviving the faithful remnant), God's purpose is far greater. The infinitely larger commission: 'I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles' (le-or goyim). This repeats 42:6, emphasizing the Servant's universal scope. The purpose ...
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Cross-References for Isaiah 49:6
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“saying”
“and the glory of your people Israel.,A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.,,,,,,,,”
“The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.”
“The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.”
“Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,,And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:,,,,,,,,”
“and kings to the brightness of your rising.”
“that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God”
“who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.”
“and the life was the light of men.”