Isaiah 45:4
2 “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
6 so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
- KJV
- For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
- WEB
- For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have given you a title, though you have not known me.
- ASV
- For Jacob my servant`s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
- DARBY
- For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have called thee by thy name; I surnamed thee, though thou didst not know me;
- BLB
- for the sake of My servant Jacob, and Israel My chosen one—and I have called you by your name; I give you a name, though you have not known Me.
- ÅB
- For Jakobs, min tjeners, og for Israels, min utvalgtes skyld kalte jeg deg ved navn, gav jeg deg hedersnavn, enda du ikke kjente meg.
- OTB
- For Jakobs, min tjeners skyld, Israels, min utvalgtes skyld, har jeg kalt deg ved navn og gitt deg en ærestittel, selv om du ikke har kjent meg.
- B1930
- For Jakobs, min tjeners, og for Israels, min utvalgtes skyld kalte jeg dig ved navn, gav jeg dig hedersnavn, enda du ikke kjente mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 41:8–9
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
Read in contextActs 17:23
For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
Read in contextExodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:1
But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
Read in contextRomans 11:7
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
Read in contextJeremiah 50:17–20
Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
Read in contextIsaiah 43:14
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:28–45:1
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
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