He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My glory.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to me, “You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
- KJV And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
- NKJV “And He said to me, ‘You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.’
- NASB He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In whom I will show My glory.”
- NLT He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, and you will bring me glory.”
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Quick answer
God names the Servant 'Israel,' the one in whom He will be glorified, summing up in a single figure the calling the nation failed to fulfill.
Overview
The Servant is called 'Israel,' yet in the next verses he has a mission to Israel, so he both represents and stands distinct from the nation. He is the true Israel who succeeds where the people failed and through whom God displays His glory. Christians see Christ as this faithful Israel, who perfectly embodies the people of God and brings God glory (John 17:4).
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- 1 Pet 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Isa 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
- Isa 52:13Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
- John 17:1When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
- Zech 3:8Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
- John 17:4I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
- John 13:31–32When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
- Luke 2:10–14But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
- Isa 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Eph 1:6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- John 12:28Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
- Matt 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- Isa 43:21The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
- Phil 2:6–11Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- John 15:8This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
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Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).
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