Isaiah 44:1
Yet now hear, O Ya'akov Avdi; 1 and Yisroel, whom I have chosen; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 17:7And I will establish My Brit (covenant) between Me and thee and thy zera after thee in their dorot for a Brit Olam, to be Elohim unto thee, and to thy zera after thee.
Psalms 81:11I am Hashem Eloheicha 1 Who brought thee out of Eretz Mitzrayim; 1 open thy mouth wide, I will fill it. 1
Psalms 105:42For He remembered His Davar Kadosh, 1 and Avraham His eved. 1
Isaiah 42:23Who among you will give ozen (ear) to this? 1 Who will pay heed and hear for the time to come? 1
Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Ya'akov and Yisroel; 1 for thou art avdi; 1 I have formed thee; thou art an eved to Me; 1 O Yisroel, do not forget Me! 1
Isaiah 48:16Come ye near unto Me, hear ye this; 1 I have not spoken baseter (in secret) merosh (from the first); 1 from the time that it takes place, there am I; 1 and now Adonoi Hashem, and His Ruach, + 48:16 Hakodesh hath sent Me. + 48:16 Moshiach, the Eved Hashem; see Isa 42:1; see Hashem ʼs Kedushah HaMeshulleshet here 1
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 →