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Isaiah 41:8
8“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,
Context of Isaiah 41:8
6they help each other and say to their companions, “Be strong!” 7The metalworker encourages the goldsmith, and the one who smooths with the hammer spurs on the one who strikes the anvil. One says of the welding, “It is good.” The other nails down the idol so it will not topple. “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, 9I 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. 10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous 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 43:1But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
- Isaiah 44:1“But now listen, Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
- Isaiah 48:12“Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last.
- Isaiah 49:3He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor.”
- Exodus 19:5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
- Leviticus 25:42Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.
- Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.
- Deuteronomy 10:15Yet the Lord set his affection on your ancestors and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants, above all the nations—as it is today.
- Deuteronomy 14:2for you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.
- Psalms 105:6you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
- Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
- Jeremiah 33:24“Have you not noticed that these people are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two kingdoms he chose’? So they despise my people and no longer regard them as a nation.
- Matthew 3:9And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- John 8:33They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”
- Romans 4:12And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had 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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