Holy Scripture
Isaiah 49:1
A church father on this verse
“Consider how he who was not yet born could have a people, unless he were in being before he was born. The prophet says this in his person, "From my mother's womb he gave me my name"; because the angel foretold that he would be called Jesus. Again, concerning the plots of Herod, he says, "He … concealed me in the shado…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1Hearken to me, ye islands; and attend, ye Gentiles; after a long time it shall come to pass, saith the Lord: from my mother’s womb he has called my name:
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— Isaiah 49:1 —
2and he has made my mouth as a sharp sword, and he has hidden me under the shadow of his hand; he has made me as a choice shaft, and he has hidden me in his quiver;
3and said to me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, and in thee I will be glorified.