Isaiah 49:7

“Thus 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.”

"Thus 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." - Isaiah 49:7
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What does Isaiah 49:7 mean?

Isaiah 49:7 in the King James Version reads, "Thus 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…

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Chosen Despite Rejection: A Reflection on Isaiah 49:7

In Isaiah 49:7, we find a profound declaration filled with both pain and promise. The verse reads, "Thus 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…

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A Prayer for Redemption and Divine Favor

O Lord, my Redeemer, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and gratitude. You are the Great I AM, the faithful One who knows each of us by name. As I meditate on Your Word, particularly Isaiah 49:7, I am reminded of the profound truth that You spoke through Your…

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Isaiah 49:7 - "Thus 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."
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Isaiah 49:24 - "¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?"
Isaiah 49:11 - "And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted."
John 7:49 - "But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed."
Isaiah 49:14 - "But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me."
Nehemiah 7:49 - "The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,"
Isaiah 49:3 - "And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:12 - "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."
Isaiah 49:17 - "Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee."
Isaiah 49:16 - "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me."
Luke 7:49 - "And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?"
"But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed." - John 7:49
Genesis 49:7 - "Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel."
Isaiah 49:9 - "That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places."
"¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?" - Isaiah 49:24
Psalms 49:7 - "None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:"
"The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar," - Nehemiah 7:49
Isaiah 49:15 - "Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee."
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my] hands; thy walls [are] continually before me." - Isaiah 49:16
Isaiah 49:13 - "¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted."
1 Kings 7:49 - "And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,"
Jeremiah 49:7 - "¶ Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?"
Isaiah 49:19 - "For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away."
Isaiah 49:25 - "But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children."
"And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted." - Isaiah 49:11
Isaiah 49:4 - "Then 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."
Acts 7:49 - "Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?"
"But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me." - Isaiah 49:14