English Standard Version
Isaiah 41:9
9you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off";
Isaiah 41:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
- New International Version (NIV)I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its farthest regions, And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have called you back from the ends of the earth, saying, ‘You are my servant.’ For I have chosen you and will not throw you away.
Context of Isaiah 41:9
7The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, "It is good"; and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved. 8But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, "You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off"; 10fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙ מִקְצ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָ קְרָאתִ֑יךָ וָאֹ֤מַר לְךָ֙ עַבְדִּי־אַ֔תָּה בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֥א מְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- whom I have takenחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: prevail overH2388
- from the endsקָצָהqâtsâh · endH7098
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- thee from the chief menאָצִיל'âtsîyl · chiefH678
- thereof, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- I have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
- thee, and not cast thee awayמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
Cross-references for Isaiah 41:9
- Isaiah 41:2Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow.
- Joshua 24:2And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Long ago, your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods.
- Nehemiah 9:7You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
- Psalms 107:2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble
- Luke 13:29And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation,
- Deuteronomy 7:7It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
- 1 Corinthians 1:26For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.
- James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
- 1 Samuel 12:22For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.
- Psalms 94:14For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;
- Jeremiah 33:25Thus says the Lord: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth,
- Romans 11:1I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
Commentaries on Isaiah 41:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And called thee from the chief men thereof "And called from the extremities thereof" - מאציליה אציל atsil meatsileyha, signifies the arm, ascilla, ala; and is used like כנף canaph, "the wing, "for any thing extended from the extremity of another, or joined on to it. It is here parallel with and synonymous to מקצות mikkatsoth, "from the ends, "in the preceding member.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth - From Chaldea - regarded by the Jews as the remote part of the earth. Thus in Isaiah 13:5, it is said of the Medes that they came from a far country, from the end of heaven‘ (see the note on that place). Abraham was called from Ur of the Chaldees - a city still remaining on the east of the river Euphrates. It is probably the same place as the Persian fortress Ur, between Nesibis and the Tigris. It was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9I have chosen you restates Isaiah 41:8 to emphasize God's commitment and faithfulness to the people of Israel, even though they had not been faithful to him. not rejected you: During the exile in Babylon, the people felt that God had rejected them (see Isaiah 49:21; 54:6). However, God had good plans for them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Abraham, the father of the Jews, taken from the remote Ur of the Chaldees. Others take it of Israel, called out of Egypt (De 4:37; Ho 11:1). from the chief men--literally, "the elbows"; so the joints; hence the root which joins the tree to the earth; figuratively, those of ancient and noble stock. But the parallel clause "ends of the earth" favors Gesenius, who translates, "the extremities of the earth"; so Jerome.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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