Isaiah 49:6
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Note Cited in Acts 13:47
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.
Note It is…: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc
Note preserved: or, desolations
Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”
yea, he saith, It is too light a 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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- It is a light thing that
- or, Art thou lighter, than that,etc.
- 2 Kings 3:18; 2 Kings 20:10
- preserved
- or, desolations. I will also.
- Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 60:3; Luke 2:32; John 1:4–9; Acts 13:47; Acts 26:18
- that thou mayest
- Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 24:14–16; Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 52:10; Psalm 98:2, 3; Luke 24:46, 47