And said to me - That is, as I suppose, to the Me iah. God said to Him that He was His servant; He by whom He would be particularly…

You are my servant, O Israel. —Not that the “Servant” is merely the nation, but that he fulfills its ideal. “Israel” had …

Listen, O isles, to me, and listen, you people from afar; The LORD has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother he has made mentio…

Thou art my servant, O Israel. It is of great importance to connect this verse with the preceding one, because this shows that the Prophet…

And said unto me
Both in the everlasting council, and when he made a covenant with him in eternity; when he found hi…

The great Author of redemption shows the authority for his work. The sword of his word slays the lusts of his people, and all at enmity with them. …

1. Give ear, you islands. In this part, he describes the order of liberation in more detail. Regarding this, he does two things: