Isaiah 41:8

“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

In Context

7The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.

9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.

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Cross References

Leviticus 25:42Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.

Deuteronomy 10:15Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.

1 Chronicles 16:13O offspring of His servant Israel, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

Psalms 105:42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

Psalms 136:21and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 41:2-10

Idolatry Exposed. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. 2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. 4 Who hath wrought and done it,… Read the whole commentary →

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