Isaiah 49:5

So now the Lord says, the one who formed me from birth ¹  to be his servant – he did this ²  to restore Jacob to himself, so that Israel might be gathered to him; and I will be honored ³  in the Lord’s sight, for my God is my source of strength ⁴  –

Ps 110:1-3; Isa 49:1; Isa 56:8; Mt 3:17; Mt 11:27; Mt 15:24; Mt 17:5; Mt 21:37-41; Mt 23:37; Mt 28:18; Lu 19:42; Joh 3:35; Joh 5:20-27; Ac 10:36; Ro 15:8; Eph 1:20-22; 1Th 2:15,16; 1Pe 3:22

¹ tn Heb “from the womb” (so KJV, NASB).

² tn The words “he did this” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the infinitive construct of purpose is subordinated to the previous statement.

³ tn The vav (ו) + imperfect is translated here as a result clause; one might interpret it as indicating purpose, “and so I might be honored.”

⁴ tn Heb “and my God is [perhaps, “having been”] my strength.” The disjunctive structure (vav [ו] + subject + verb) is interpreted here as indicating a causal circumstantial clause.