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And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,לִי“Youאָתָּהare my servant,עַבְדִּיIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלin whomאֲשֶׁר בְּךָI will glorify myself.”אֶתְפָּאָר
Isaiah 49:3
Study it in the app“And he said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will glorify myself.””
The servant was called from the wombPurpose
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 49:3, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- are my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- I will glorify myselfאֶתְפָּאָרetpaar
glorify
To make lovely, give honor, as God his people.
Where else “etpaar” appears
The context
2And he made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he hid me; and he made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he concealed me.
3 · This verse (above)
4But I said, “In vain I have worn myself out; for emptiness and vapor I have spent my strength; yet surely my right is with YHWH, and my wages with my Elohim.”