Isaiah 49:1 - Exposition

Listen, O isles (comp. Isaiah 41:1 ; Isaiah 42:1 , Isaiah 42:4 , Isaiah 42:6 ). Since the beginning of Isaiah 43:1-28 . 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. Ye people ; rather, ye peoples , or ye nations. The Lord hath called me from the womb . 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 ( Luke 1:31-33 ). He was also still "in the womb of his mother" when the name of Jesus was given to him ( Matthew 1:21 , Luke 1:31 ).