Isaiah 49:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Hear me, people by the sea. Listen to me, you faraway nations. The Lord called me before I was born. He called my name while I was still in my mother’s womb.

Cross References

Jeremiah 1:5

“Before I made you in your mother’s womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I chose you for a special work. I chose you to be a prophet to the nations.”

Galatians 1:15

But God had special plans for me even before I was born. So he chose me through his grace.

Isaiah 44:2

I am the Lord, and I made you. I am the one who created you. I have helped you since you were in your mother’s womb. Jacob, my servant, don’t be afraid. Jeshurun, I chose you.

Isaiah 49:5

The Lord is the one who made me in my mother’s womb, so that I could be his servant. He wanted me to lead Jacob and Israel back to him. The Lord gives me honor. I get my strength from my God.

Luke 1:31

Listen! You will become pregnant and have a baby boy. You will name him Jesus.

1 Peter 1:20

Christ was chosen before the world was made, but he was shown to the world in these last times for you.

Luke 1:15

He will be a great man for the Lord. He will never drink wine or beer. Even before he is born, he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 12:25

Be careful and don’t refuse to listen when God speaks. Those people refused to listen to him when he warned them on earth. And they did not escape. Now God is speaking from heaven. So now it will be worse for those who refuse to listen to him.

John 10:36

So why do you accuse me of insulting God for saying, ‘I am God’s Son’? I am the one God chose and sent into the world.

Zephaniah 2:11

They will be afraid of the Lord, because he will destroy their gods. Then everyone in all the faraway lands will worship the Lord.

Isaiah 60:9

The faraway lands are waiting for me. The great cargo ships are ready to sail. They are ready to bring your children from faraway lands. They will bring silver and gold with them to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. He has done wonderful things for you.

Isaiah 57:19

I will teach them a new word: peace. I will give peace to those who are near and to those who are far away. I will heal them.” The Lord himself said this.

Isaiah 55:3

Listen closely to what I say. Listen to me so that you will live. I will make an agreement with you that will last forever. It will be an agreement you can trust, like the one I made with David— a promise to love him and be loyal to him forever.

Isaiah 46:3

“Family of Jacob, listen to me! You who are left from the family of Israel, listen! I have carried you since you left your mother’s womb. I carried you when you were born,

Isaiah 44:24

The one who rescued you is the Lord, the one who formed you in your mother’s womb. He says, “I, the Lord, made everything. I put the skies there myself. I spread out the earth before me.”

Ephesians 2:17

Christ came and brought the message of peace to you non-Jews who were far away from God. And he brought that message of peace to those who were near to God.

Isaiah 51:5

I will soon save you and show that I am fair. I will use my power and judge all nations. All the faraway places are waiting for me. They wait for my power to help them.

Isaiah 45:22

So all you people in faraway places, turn to me and be saved, because I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 42:12

Give glory to the Lord. Praise him, all you people in faraway lands!

Isaiah 41:1

The Lord says, “Faraway countries, be quiet and listen to me! Nations be brave. Come to me and speak. We will meet together and decide who is right.

Isaiah 9:6

This will happen when the special child is born. God will give us a son who will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be “Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.”

Isaiah 66:19

I will put a mark on some of the people. I will send some of these saved people to the nations of Tarshish, Libya, Lud (the land of archers), Tubal, Greece, and all the faraway lands. Those people have never heard my teachings. They have never seen my Glory. So the saved people will tell the nations about my glory.

Isaiah 7:14

But the Lord will still show you this sign: The young woman is pregnant and will give birth to a son. She will name him Immanuel.

Psalm 22:10

You have been my God since the day I was born. I was thrown into your arms as I came from my mother’s womb.

Isaiah 11:11

At that time the Lord will again reach out and take his people who are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and other faraway countries around the world.

Isaiah 24:15

They will say, “People in the east, praise the Lord! People in faraway lands, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.”

Isaiah 33:13

“You people in faraway lands, listen to what I have done. You people who are near me, learn about my power.”

Isaiah 45:3

I will give you the wealth that is stored in secret places. I will give you those hidden treasures. Then you will know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.

Isaiah 49:12

“Look! People are coming to me from faraway places. They are coming to me from the north and from the west. They are coming to me from Aswan in Egypt.”

Isaiah 52:13

The Lord says, “Look, my servant will succeed in what he has to do, and he will be raised to a position of high honor.