And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said,.... Or "even he said"; namely, the Lord his God, that called, appointed, and strengthened him for his service:
it is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the…
Barnes' Notes
And he said - That is, Yahweh said in his promise to the Messiah. It is a light thing - Margin, ‘Art thou lighter than that thou,’ etc. Lowth renders it, ‘It is a small thing.’ Hengstenberg, ‘It is…
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, Isa 49:12. But this is…
Cambridge Bible
And he said resuming the sentence begun in Isa 49:49. R.V. "Yea, he saith."
It is a light thing &c. Better as R.V. It is too light a thing &c. But the literal translation probably is, "It is too light…
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