Second Servant Song

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The Second Servant Song is a prophetic poem in the Book of Isaiah that portrays the Servant of the Lord as a chosen yet rejected figure called from the womb to restore Israel and bring salvation to the nations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Servant Song
biblical passage
poem
prophetic text
addressedTo coastlands
peoples from afar
alsoKnownAs Isaiah 49:1–6
authorTraditionallyAttributedTo prophet Isaiah
linked to: Isaiah
belongsToSection Latter Prophets
linked to: Prophets

Nevi'im
linked to: Neviim

Prophetic books of the Old Testament
linked to: Prophetic Books
canonicalStatus canonical scripture in Christianity
canonical scripture in Judaism
centralFigureInterpretationInChristianity often identified with Jesus Christ
centralFigureInterpretationInJudaism often identified with Israel
describes Servant of the Lord
followedBy Third Servant Song
linked to: Servant Songs
genre prophetic poetry
historicalContextTraditionally exilic or post-exilic period of Israel’s history
influenced Christian Christological interpretation of Isaiah
keyImage light to the nations
polished arrow
sharp sword
language Biblical Hebrew
locatedInText Isaiah 49:1–6
partOf Book of Isaiah
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
portrays Servant as called from the womb
Servant as chosen
Servant as covenant figure
Servant as light to the nations
Servant as rejected
Servant as restorer of Jacob
precededBy First Servant Song
linked to: Servant Songs
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
sequenceWithinServantSongs second
theme divine calling from the womb
faithfulness of God
mission to the Gentiles
rejection of the Servant
restoration of Israel
salvation for the nations
servant’s apparent failure and ultimate vindication
vocation of the Servant
usedIn Christian preaching and theology
Jewish liturgy and exegesis

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Servant Songs hasPart Second Servant Song