Isaiah 45:4
2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
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.
5 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
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 thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Read in contextActs 17:23
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Read in contextExodus 19:5–6
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Read in contextIsaiah 44:1
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Read in contextRomans 11:7
What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Read in contextJeremiah 50:17–20
Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:14
Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:28–45:1
That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
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