Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.

Behold, thou - Yahweh addresses Messiah.

Shalt call a nation (that) thou knowest not, and nations (that) knew not thee shall run unto thee. God must call, before man can, or will, run (; ). Not merely shall come, but run eagerly.

That thou knowest not - now as thy people (so in ).

Nation ... nations - gradation; from Israel, one nation, the Gospel spread to many nations, and will do so more fully on Israel's conversion.

That knew not thee - (; Ephesians 2:11.)

Because of the Lord thy God ... for He hath glorified thee - (; ; ), where similar language is directed to Israel, because of the identification of Israel with Messiah, who is the ideal Israel; : cf. with : see .)

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