Isaiah 44:2
Thus saith Hashem that made thee, 1 and formed thee from the beten (womb), Who will help thee; 1 Fear not, O Ya'akov, Avdi; 1 and thou, Yeshurun, whom I have chosen. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1Yet now hear, O Ya'akov Avdi; 1 and Yisroel, whom I have chosen; 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15But Yeshurun grew fat, and kicked; 1 thou art grown fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; 1 then he forsook G-d which made him, 1 and lightly esteemed the Tzur of his Yeshu'ah (Salvation). 1
Psalms 46:5There is a nahar (river), the streams whereof shall make glad the Ir Elohim, 1 the Kedosh Mishkenei Elyon (the holy dwelling of the Most High). 1
Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; 1 let us kneel before Hashem Oseinu (our Maker). 1
Isaiah 41:14Fear not, thou tola'at (worm) Ya'akov, and ye men of Yisroel; 1 I will help thee, saith Hashem, 1 and thy Go'el (Redeemer), the Kadosh Yisroel. 1
Isaiah 43:5Fear not; 1 for I am with thee: 1 I will bring thy zera from the mizrach (east), 1 and gather thee from the ma'arav (west); 1
Isaiah 43:21This people have I formed for Myself; 1 they shall show forth My tehillah (praise). 1
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 →