And said unto me, Thou art my servant [a]Israel, for I will be glorious in thee.

And I said, I have [b]labored in vain: I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing; but my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.

And now saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring Jacob again to him (though Israel be not gathered, [c]yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord; and my God shall be my strength.)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:3 By Israel is meant Christ, and all the body of the faithful, as the members, and their head.
  2. Isaiah 49:4 Thus Christ in his members complaineth, that his labor and preaching take none effect, yet he is contented that his doings are approved of God.
  3. Isaiah 49:5 Though the Jews refuse my doctrine, yet God will approve my ministry.

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