Isaiah 45:4

I call you by name and I have given you a title of honor, for the sake of Jacob my servant, and Israel the one I chose, even though you don't know me.

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In The King James Version

For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

In Context

3I will give you hidden treasure, treasure concealed in secret places, so that you can know for sure that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, the one who calls you by name.

5I am the Lord, there is no God apart from me. Apart from me there is no God. I will make you strong, even though you don't know me,

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Cross References

Psalms 105:6descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.

Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt to pay for your freedom; I traded Ethiopia and Seba for you.

Isaiah 44:1But now listen, Jacob, my servant, Israel, the one I've chosen.

Jeremiah 50:17The Israelites are a flock that's been chased and scattered by lions. The first on the attack was the king of Assyria; then lastly Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon crushed their bones.

Mark 13:20If God doesn't cut short these days, no one will survive. However, for the sake of those God has chosen, he has cut them short.

Romans 9:6It's not that God's promise has failed. For not every Israelite is a true Israelite,

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:2-5

Prophecies Concerning Cyrus. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; 2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that… Read the whole commentary →

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