Isaiah 41:8

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

6Each one helps his neighbor And says to his brother, “Be strong!” 7So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, “It is good”; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter. “But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend, 9You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth And called from its remotest parts, And said to you, ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not rejected you. 10Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

Isaiah 41:8 word by word

וְאַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדִּ֔י יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָ זֶ֖רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹהֲבִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• But you, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• My servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• Descendantזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• friendאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: friendH157

Cross-references for Isaiah 41:8

• Isaiah 43:1But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your Creator, Jacob, And He who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
• Isaiah 44:1“But now listen, Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:
• Isaiah 48:12“Listen to Me, Jacob, Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.
• Isaiah 49:3He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In whom I will show My glory.”
• Exodus 19:5Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;
• Leviticus 25:42For they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt; they are not to be sold in a slave sale.
• Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 10:15Yet the Lord set His affection on your fathers, to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, you over all the other peoples, as it is this day.
• Deuteronomy 14:2For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
• Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen for His own inheritance.
• Psalms 105:6You descendants of Abraham, His servant, You sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
• Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His own possession.
• Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not observed what these people have asserted, saying, ‘The two families which the Lord chose, He has rejected them’? So they despise My people as no longer being a nation in their sight.
• Matthew 3:9and do not assume that you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’; for I tell you that God is able, from these stones, to raise up children for Abraham.
• John 8:33They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”
• Romans 4:12and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

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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• Abraham
• Israel
• Jacob
• Abraham, Abram
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Predestination
• Produce
• Friend; Friendship
• Genesis

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