New Living Translation
Isaiah 41:9
9I 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.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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";
- 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:
Context of Isaiah 41:9
7The carver encourages the goldsmith, and the molder helps at the anvil. “Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.” Carefully they join the parts together, then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over. 8“But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend, 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. 10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. 11“See, all your angry enemies lie there, confused and humiliated. Anyone who opposes you will die and come to nothing.
Read all of Isaiah 41Isaiah 41:9 word by word
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 41:2“Who has stirred up this king from the east, rightly calling him to God’s service? Who gives this man victory over many nations and permits him to trample their kings underfoot? With his sword, he reduces armies to dust. With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind.
- Joshua 24:2Joshua said to the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods.
- Nehemiah 9:7“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.
- Psalms 107:2Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.
- Luke 13:29And people will come from all over the world—from east and west, north and south—to take their places in the Kingdom of God.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Deuteronomy 7:7“The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations!
- 1 Corinthians 1:26Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you.
- James 2:5Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
- 1 Samuel 12:22The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.
- Psalms 94:14The Lord will not reject his people; he will not abandon his special possession.
- Jeremiah 33:25But this is what the Lord says: I would no more reject my people than I would change my laws that govern night and day, earth and sky.
- Romans 11:1I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and 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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