“Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.”
The opening of the second Servant Song—'Listen to me, O coastlands, and attend, you peoples from far away! Yahweh called me before I was born, from my mother's womb he made known my name'—presents a servant whose calling predates existence. The cosmic scope (addressing coastlands and distant peoples) suggests the servant's significance extends beyond Israel. The claim of pre-natal calling echoes Jeremiah and suggests divine purpose operates beyond human comprehension. This verse shifts from Israel-focused to more universal servant identity.
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