Isaiah 44:1
Yet now hear, O Jacob, my servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 81:11But my people would not listen to my voice, And Israel would not hearken to me.
Psalms 105:42For he remembered his holy promise, Which he had made to Abraham his servant;
Isaiah 42:23Who is there among you that will give ear to this, That will listen and attend for the time to come?
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel, for thou art my servant! I formed thee; thou art my servant; O Israel, I will not forget thee.
Isaiah 48:16Draw near to me, and hear ye this! I spake not in secret from the beginning; And since it began to be, I have been there; And now hath the Lord Jehovah sent me with his spirit.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:1
God, by the prophet, goes on in this chapter, as before, I. To encourage his people with the assurance of great blessings he had in store for them at their return out of captivity, and those typical of much greater which the gospel church, his spiritual Israel, should partake of in the days of the Messiah; and hereby he proves himself to be God alone against all pretenders, ver. 1-8 . II. To expose the sottishness and amazing folly of idol-makers and idol-worshippers, ver. 9-20 . III. To ratify and confirm the… Read the whole commentary →