以赛亚书 44:1

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

以色列人將蒙賜福“但現在，我的僕人雅各，我所揀選的以色列啊！你要聽。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
我 的 仆 人 雅 各 ， 我 所 拣 选 的 以 色 列 啊 ， 现 在 你 当 听 。

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord says, "People of Jacob, you are my servants. Listen to me! People of Israel, I chose you." ² This is what the Lord says, who made you, who formed you in your mother's body, who will help you: "People of Jacob, my servants, don't be afraid. Israel, I chose you. ³ I will pour out water for the thirsty land and make streams flow on dry land. I will pour out my Spirit into your children and my blessing on your descendants. ⁴ Your children will grow like a tree in the grass, like poplar trees growing beside streams of water. ⁵ One person will say, ‘I belong to the Lord ,' and another will use the name Jacob. Another will sign his name ‘I am the Lord 's,' and another will use the name Israel." ⁶ The Lord , the king of Israel, is the Lord All-Powerful, who saves Israel. This is what he says: "I am the beginning and the end. I am the only God. ⁷ Who is a god like me? That god should come and prove it. Let him tell and explain all that has happened since I set up my ancient people. He should also tell what will happen in the future. ⁸ Don't be afraid! Don't worry! I have always told you what will happen. You are my witnesses. There is no other God but me. I know of no other Rock; I am the only One."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

now: Isaiah 42:23, Isaiah 48:16-18, Isaiah 55:3, Psalms 81:11-13, Jeremiah 4:7, Luke 13:34, Hebrews 3:7, Hebrews 3:8

O Jacob: Isaiah 41:8, Isaiah 43:1, Genesis 17:7, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, Psalms 105:6, Psalms 105:42, Psalms 105:43, Jeremiah 30:10, Jeremiah 46:27, Jeremiah 46:28, Romans 11:5, Romans 11:6

Reciprocal: Isaiah 13:1 - of Babylon Isaiah 44:21 - thou art Isaiah 45:4 - Jacob Isaiah 46:3 - Hearken Ezekiel 20:5 - In the Zechariah 13:9 - It is my people Acts 13:17 - God 1 Peter 2:9 - a chosen

Cross-References

Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of everything he owned, "Put your hand under my leg.

Genesis 42:25
Joseph told his servants to fill his brothers' bags with grain and to put the money the brothers had paid for the grain back in their bags. The servants were also to give them what they would need for their trip back home. And the servants did this.

Genesis 43:2
When Jacob's family had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, Jacob said to them, "Go to Egypt again and buy a little more grain for us to eat."

Genesis 43:16
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the servant in charge of his house, "Bring those men into my house. Kill an animal and prepare a meal. Those men will eat with me today at noon."

Genesis 43:19
So the brothers went to the servant in charge of Joseph's house and spoke to him at the door of the house.

Isaiah 3:1
Understand this: The Lord God All-Powerful will take away everything Judah and Jerusalem need— all the food and water,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant,.... These words are directed to a remnant according to the election of grace among the Jews, about the time when their princes should be profaned, and the body of the people should be given to curse and reproaches; and who are distinguished from them by the title of the Lord's "servants": who, being called by grace, were made willing to serve him in righteousness and holiness, either by preaching his Gospel, and so had the title of the servants of the most high God, which show unto men the way of salvation; or by observing his commands and ordinances, and walking agreeably to his will, serving him acceptably with reverence and godly fear; as they are also, in the next clause, distinguished from the rest by their being "chosen" of God: and these, having ears to hear, are called upon to hearken to what the Lord had to say unto them; for, notwithstanding the sorrowful things delivered out in the latter part of the preceding chapter, threatening destruction to the nation of the Jews; yet he had some comfortable things to say to this remnant, and therefore would now have them hear them, and attend unto them for their use and comfort:

and Israel whom I have chosen; an Israel out of Israel; a seed the Lord had reserved for himself, whom he had chosen in Christ before the world was; to be holy and happy, to grace here and glory hereafter, to believe in him, and profess his name, and to serve him in their day and generation, either in a more public, or in a more private way; chosen vessels they were to bear his name, and show forth his praise. What they were to hear and hearken to is as follows,

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yet now hear - This should be read in immediate connection with the previous chapter. ‘Notwithstanding you have sinned, yet now hear the gracious promise which is made in regard to your deliverance.’

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XLIV

This chapter, besides promises of redemption, of the effusion

of the Spirit, and success of the Gospel, 1-5,

sets forth, in a very sublime manner, the supreme power and

foreknowledge, and absolute eternity, of the one true God; and

exposes the folly and absurdity of idolatry with admirable

force and elegance, 6-20.

And to show that the knowledge of future events belongs only to

Jehovah, whom all creation is again called to adore for the

deliverance and reconciliation granted to his people, 21-23,

the prophet concludes with setting in a very strong point of

view the absolute impotence of every thing considered great and

insurmountable in the sight of men, when standing in the way of

the Divine counsel; and mentions the future deliverer of the

Jewish nation expressly by name, nearly two hundred years

before his birth, 24-28.

NOTES ON CHAP. XLIV