God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 41:8
8“But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.
Isaiah 41:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
- New International Version (NIV)“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.
Context of Isaiah 41:8
6People help their neighbors and say to their relatives, “Be brave!” 7Craftsmen encourage goldsmiths. Metalsmiths encourage blacksmiths who work at their anvils. They say that their soldering is good. And they fasten things with nails so they won’t move. “But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend. 9I have taken you from the ends of the earth and called you from its most distant places. I said to you, ‘You are my servant. I’ve chosen you; I haven’t rejected you.’ 10Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.
Read all of Isaiah 41Isaiah 41:8 word by word
וְאַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדִּ֔י יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָ זֶ֖רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹהֲבִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 41:8
- Isaiah 43:1The Lord created Jacob and formed Israel. Now, this is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid, because I have reclaimed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.
- Isaiah 44:1But now listen, my servant Jacob, Israel, whom I have chosen.
- Isaiah 48:12Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called. I am the one. I am the first and the last.
- Isaiah 49:3He said to me, “You are my servant Israel. I will display my glory through you.”
- Exodus 19:5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.
- Leviticus 25:42They are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. They must never be sold as slaves.
- Deuteronomy 7:6You are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth.
- Deuteronomy 10:15The Lord set his heart on your ancestors and loved them. Because of this, today he chooses you, their descendants, out of all the people of the world.
- Deuteronomy 14:2You are people who are holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the people who live on earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his own special possession.
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own.
- Psalms 105:6you descendants of his servant Abraham, you descendants of Jacob, his chosen ones.
- Psalms 135:4The Lord chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.
- Jeremiah 33:24“Haven’t you noticed what these people have said? They have said that the Lord has rejected the two families he has chosen. They despise my people, and they no longer consider them a nation.
- Matthew 3:9Don’t think you can say, ‘Abraham is our ancestor.’ I can guarantee that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.
- John 8:33They replied to Jesus, “We are Abraham’s descendants, and we’ve never been anyone’s slaves. So how can you say that we will be set free?”
- Romans 4:12He is also the father of those who not only are circumcised but also are following in the footsteps of his faith. Our father Abraham had that faith before he was circumcised.
Commentaries on Isaiah 41:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But thou, Israel, art my servant - This is an address directly to the Jews, and is designed to show them, in view of the truths which had just been urged, that God was their protector and friend. Those who relied on idols were trusting to that which could not aid them. But those who trusted in him were safe. For their protection he had raised up Cyrus, for this purpose he had subdued the nations before him. God now expresses to them the assurance that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The servant, representing the nation of Israel, was God's chosen one, with a purpose based on God's plans. Abraham My friend: In Hebrew, this phrase could mean Abraham who loves me or Abraham whom I love. (See also James 2:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Contrast between the idolatrous nations whom God will destroy by Cyrus, and Israel whom God will deliver by the same man for their forefathers' sake. servant--so termed as being chosen by God to worship Him themselves, and to lead other peoples to do the same (Is 45:4). Jacob ... chosen--(Psa 135:4). my friend--literally, "loving me."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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