Isaiah 44:2
Thus says the Lord, who made and formed you, your Helper from the womb: Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant and my most righteous, whom I have chosen.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1And now, listen, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15The beloved grew fat, and he kicked. Having grown fat and thick and wide, he abandoned God, his Maker, and he withdrew from God, his Savior.
Psalms 46:5He has chosen us for his inheritance: the splendor of Jacob, whom he has loved.
Psalms 95:6Confession and beauty are in his sight. Sanctity and magnificence are in his sanctuary.
Isaiah 41:14Fear not, O worm of Jacob, you who are dead within Israel. I have helped you, says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 43:5Fear not, for I am with you. I will lead your offspring from the East, and I will gather you from the West.
Isaiah 43:21This is the people whom I have formed for myself. They will speak my praise.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:2-9
Prosperity Foretold; The Supremacy of God. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 2 Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water… Read the whole commentary →