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1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

Isaiah 49:1

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 1-6)

Here, I. An auditory is summoned together and attention demanded. The sermon in the foregoing chapter was directed to the house of Jacob and the people of Israel, Isa. 49:1 , 12 . But this is directed to the isles (that is, the Gentiles, for they are called the isles of the Gentiles , Gen. 10:5) and to the people from far , that were strangers to the commonwealth of Israel , and afar off. Let thes...

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