Isaiah 49:1

The Passion Translation

Listen to what I have to say, you islands. Pay attention to me, you who live in distant lands. Yahweh called me as his own before I was born and named me while I was still in my mother’s womb.

Cross References

Psalm 22:10

Since the day I was born, I’ve been placed in your custody. You’ve cradled me throughout my days, and you’ve always been my God.

Isaiah 11:11

On that day, the Lord will extend his hand a second time to restore the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and the coastlands of the sea.

Isaiah 24:15

and in the east they give glory to the Lord God! The coastlands magnify the name of Yahweh, the Lord God of Israel!

Isaiah 33:13

“You who are far away, listen to what I have done, and you who draw near to me, acknowledge my power and strength!

Isaiah 41:1

“You lands of the sea, stand silent before me! Let the people renew their strength! Let them approach me and state their case. Let’s come together to decide who is right.

Isaiah 42:12

Let them give Yahweh the glorious praise he deserves and declare his praise in the islands!

Isaiah 44:24

Here is what Yahweh, your Kinsman-Redeemer, who formed you in his womb, has to say: “I am Yahweh, Creator of all. I alone stretched out the canvas of the cosmos. I who shaped the earth needed no one’s help.

Isaiah 45:22

So turn your heart to me, face me now, and be saved wherever you are, even from the ends of the earth, for I alone am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:3

I will give you hidden treasures of darkness and wealth waiting in secret sites so that you recognize me, for it is I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name!

Isaiah 46:3

“Listen to me, O Jacob’s tribes, all the remnant of Israel. You never had to carry me, but I have carried you from birth. I supported you from the moment you left the womb.

Isaiah 49:12

Look! They will come from faraway lands— some from the north, some from the west, and some from the land of Sinim.”

Isaiah 49:5

And now, the Lord Yahweh— who shaped me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob’s tribes back to him that Israel would be gathered back to him, for I am honored in the sight of Yahweh. I find the source of all my strength in my God—

Isaiah 51:5

My righteousness is coming closer, and my salvation has gone out. My mighty arms will govern the people. The islands will trust in me and put their hope in the unveiling of my might.

Isaiah 52:13

“Look! My servant will prosper and succeed! He will be highly honored, raised up, and greatly exalted!

Isaiah 55:3

Pay attention and come closer to me, and hear, that your total being may flourish. I will enter into an everlasting covenant with you, and I will show you the same faithful love that I showed David.

Isaiah 57:19

I offer peace to those who are far from me, and I offer peace to those who are near, and I will heal their deepest wounds,” says Yahweh.

Isaiah 60:9

Indeed, the distant islands eagerly look for me, with their large ships leading the way. They are bringing Zion’s children from afar. They come with offerings of silver and gold to honor the name of Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you!”

Isaiah 66:19

I will set an amazing sign among them. I will send some of the remnant to other nations—to Tarshish, Put, Lud (known for its archers), Tubal, Javan, and distant islands that have never heard of my fame nor gazed on my glory. They will declare my glory among the gentiles!

Isaiah 7:14

The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold—the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will name him God Among Us.

Isaiah 9:6

A child has been born for us; a son has been given to us. The responsibility of complete dominion will rest on his shoulders, and his name will be: the Wonderful One, the Extraordinary Strategist, the Mighty God, the Father of Eternity, the Prince of Peace!

Jeremiah 1:5

“Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew you intimately. I had divine plans for you before I gave you life, and I set you apart and chose you to be mine. You are my prophetic gift to the nations.”

Luke 1:15

and he will be one of the great ones in the sight of God. He will drink no wine or strong drink, but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even while still in his mother’s womb.

Luke 1:31

You will become pregnant with a baby boy, and you are to name him Jesus.

John 10:36

For I have been uniquely chosen by God and he is the one who sent me to you. How then could it be blasphemy for me to say, ‘I am the Son of God!’

Galatians 1:15

But then God called me by his grace, and chose me from my birth to be his.

Ephesians 2:17

For the Messiah has come to preach this sweet message of peace to you, the ones who were distant, and to those who are near.

Hebrews 12:25

Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when he speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. Those who heard him speak his living Word on earth found nowhere to hide, so what chance is there for us to escape if we turn our backs on God and refuse to hear his warnings as he speaks from heaven?

1 Peter 1:20

This was part of God’s plan, for he was chosen and destined for this before the foundation of the earth was laid, but he has been made manifest in these last days for you.