“Listen to me!
O house of Jacob!
The entire remnant
Of the house of Israel!
You have been borne by me
From your birth!
I carried you
From the womb!
Even to your old age
I am He!
Even when you turn gray
I will carry you!
I have made you!
I will bear you!
I will carry you!
I will save you!”
Second Isaiah has this beautiful Yahweh call to the house of Jacob and the remnant of the house of Israel. He wanted them to listen to him. He reminded them that he had taken care of them since their birth. He had carried them from the womb. Even to their old age, when their hair turns gray, he would be with them since he made them. He would bear them, carry them, and save them because they were special.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 