Isaiah 49:6

Easy To Read Version

“You are a very important servant to me.\par The people of Israel are prisoners,\par but they will be brought back to me.\par Jacob’s family groups will come back to me.\par But, you have another job;\par it is even more important than this!\par I will make you a light for all nations.\par You will be my way to save\par all the people on earth.”\par

Cross References

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

2 Kings 20:10

Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten steps. No, make the shadow go back ten steps.”

2 Kings 3:18

It is easy for the Lord to do. He will also let you defeat the Moabites.

Psalm 37:28

The Lord loves fairness.\par He will not leave his followers\par without help.\par The Lord will always protect his followers,\par but he will destroy wicked people.\par

Psalm 67:3

May people praise you, God!\par May all people praise you.\par

Psalm 97:10

People who love the Lord hate evil.\par So God saves his followers.\par God saves his followers from evil people.\par

Isaiah 11:10

At that time, there will be a special person from Jesse’s {\cf2\super [135]} family. This person will be like a flag. This “flag” will show all the nations that they should come together around him. The nations will ask him the things they should do. And the place where he is will be filled with glory.

Isaiah 42:10

Sing a new song to the Lord,\par all you people in faraway countries,\par all you people that sail on the seas,\par all you animals in the oceans,\par all you people in faraway places,\par praise the Lord!\par

Isaiah 42:6

“I, the Lord, called you to do right.\par I will hold your hand.\par And I will protect you.\par You will be the sign that shows\par \{I have\} an Agreement with the people.\par You will be a light to shine for all people.\par

Isaiah 45:22

All you people in faraway places should \{stop following those false gods\}. You should follow me and be saved. I am God. There is no other God. I am the only God.

Isaiah 46:13

I will do good things! Soon, I will save \{my people\}. I will bring salvation to Zion and to my wonderful Israel.”

Isaiah 48:20

My people, leave Babylon!\par My people, run from the Chaldeans!\par Tell this news with joy to the people!\par Spread this news to the faraway places\par on earth!\par Tell the people,\par “The Lord rescued his servant Jacob!\par

Isaiah 51:4

“My people, listen to me!\par My decisions will be like lights\par showing people how to live.\par

Isaiah 52:10

The Lord will show his holy strength\par to all the nations.\par All the faraway countries will see\par how God saves his people.\par

Isaiah 55:5

There are nations in places you don’t know,\par but you will call for those nations.\par Those nations don’t know you,\par but they will run to you.\par This will happen because the Lord,\par your God, wants it.\par This will happen because the Holy One\par of Israel honors you.\par

Isaiah 56:8

The Lord my Master said these things.

Isaiah 60:3

The nations will come to your Light (God).\par Kings will come to your bright Light.\par

Isaiah 62:11

Listen, the Lord is speaking to all the faraway lands:\par “Tell the people of Zion: {\cf2\super [456]} \par Look, your Savior is coming.\par He is bringing your reward to you.\par He is bringing that reward with him.”\par

Jeremiah 12:16

I want those people to learn their lessons well. In the past, those people taught my people to use Baal’s {\cf2\super [102]} name to make promises. Now, I want those people to learn their lessons just as well. I want those people to learn to use my name. I want those people to say, ‘As the Lord lives …’ If those people do that, then I will allow them to be successful and I will let them live among my people.

Micah 5:3

So the Lord {\cf2\super [61]} will give up his people\par until the woman gives birth to her child,\par \{the promised king\}.\par Then the rest of his brothers\par will come back to the people of Israel.\par

Zechariah 6:13

He will build the Lord’s temple,\par and he will receive the honor.\par He will sit on his throne\par and be the ruler.\par And a priest will stand by his throne.\par These two men will work together in peace.\par

Zechariah 8:22

Many people and many powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to find the Lord All-Powerful and to worship him.

Luke 2:32

He (Jesus) is a light to show your way to the non-Jewish people.\par He will bring honor to your people, Israel (the Jews).”\par

Acts 13:47

This is what the Lord (God) told us to do. The Lord said:

Acts 26:18

You will show the people the Truth. The people will turn away from darkness (sin) to the light (good). They will turn away from the power of Satan, and they will turn to God. Then their sins can be forgiven. They can have a share with those people who have been made holy {\cf2\super [494]} by believing in me.’”

Acts 26:23

They said that the Christ {\cf2\super [499]} would die and be the first to rise from death. Moses and the prophets said that the Christ would bring light to the Jewish people and to the non-Jewish people.”