Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
SIMILAR TO CHAPTER 42 (Isaiah 49:1-9). (Isa. 49:1-26)
O isles--Messiah is here regarded as having been rejected by the Jews (Isaiah 49:4-5), and as now turning to the Gentiles, to whom the Father hath given Him "for a light and salvation." "Isles" mean all regions beyond sea.
from the womb-- (Isaiah 44:2; Luke 1:31; John 10:36).
from . . . bowels . . . mention of my name--His name "Jesus" (that is, God-Saviour) was designated by God before His birth (Matthew 1:21).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 33:13
Isaiah 44:2
Isaiah 48:16
Isaiah 49:1
Jeremiah 1:5
Zechariah 3:4
Galatians 1:15
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