Isaiah 44:1
But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 This is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
- KJV
- Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
- WEB
- Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
- ASV
- Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:
- DARBY
- And now hear, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:
- BLB
- And now listen, O Jacob My servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen!
- ÅB
- Men hør nå, Jakob, min tjener, og Israel, som jeg har utvalgt!
- OTB
- "Men hør nå, Jakob, min tjener, og Israel, som jeg har utvalgt:
- B1930
- Men hør nu, Jakob, min tjener, og Israel, som jeg har utvalgt!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 41:8
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
Read in contextRomans 11:5–6
In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:10
As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Read in contextPsalms 105:6
O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
Read in contextHebrews 3:7–8
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
Read in contextJeremiah 4:7
A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
Read in contextJeremiah 46:27–28
But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Read in contextPsalms 81:11–13
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
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