Isaiah 49:6
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 49:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
ja, er spricht: Es ist zu gering, daß du mein Knecht seiest, um die Stämme Jakobs aufzurichten und die Bewahrten von Israel zurückzubringen; ich habe dich auch zum Licht der Nationen gesetzt, um mein Heil zu sein bis an das Ende der Erde.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo: Poco es que tú me seas siervo para levantar las tribus de Jacob, y para que restaures los asolamientos de Israel: también te dí por luz de las gentes, para que seas mi salud hasta lo postrero de la tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Disse também: É pouco demais que sejas meu servo apenas para restaurares as tribos de Jacó e restabeleceres os sobreviventes de Israel; eu também te dei como luz das nações, para seres minha salvação até o limite da terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele diz: "É muito pouco para ti ser Meu servo para restabelecer as tribos de Jacó e restaurar os sobreviventes de Israel. Eu te tornarei luz aos gentios, para que sejas Minha salvação até os confins da terra".
📖 Isaiah 49:6 in Context
4Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength.
6And 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.
7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
8Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
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