Isaiah 41:8

Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord says, "You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But you, Israel, my servant,Jacob, whom I have chosen,descendant of Abraham, my friend—

Hebrew Names Version
But you, Yisra'el, my servant, Ya`akov whom I have chosen, the seed of Avraham my friend,

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

English Standard Version
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;

New American Standard Bible
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,

New Century Version
The Lord says, "People of Israel, you are my servants. People of Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend Abraham.

Amplified Bible
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The offspring of Abraham My friend,

World English Bible
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But thou, Israel, art my seruant, and thou Iaakob, whom I haue chosen, the seede of Abraham my friend.

Legacy Standard Bible
"But you, Israel, My servant,Jacob whom I have chosen,Seed of Abraham My friend,

Berean Standard Bible
But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend-

Contemporary English Version
Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.

Complete Jewish Bible
"But you, Isra'el, my servant; Ya‘akov, whom I have chosen, descendants of Avraham my friend,

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

George Lamsa Translation
But now, Israel, you are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham my friend, whom I have strengthened.

Good News Translation
"But you, Israel my servant, you are the people that I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham, my friend.

Lexham English Bible
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you, the offspring of Abraham my friend,

Literal Translation
But you Israel are My servant, Jacob whom I have elected; the seed of My friend Abraham;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou Israel my seruaunt: Iacob my electe sede of Abraha my beloued,

American Standard Version
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

Bible in Basic English
But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But thou, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend;

King James Version (1611)
But thou Israel, art my seruant, Iacob whom I haue chosen, the seede of Abraham my friend.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But thou Israel art my seruaunt, thou Iacob whom I haue chose, thou art the seede of Abraham my beloued.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But thou, Israel, art my servant Jacob, and he whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraam, whom I have loved:

English Revised Version
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou, Israel, my seruaunte, Jacob, whom Y chees, the seed of Abraham, my frend, in whom Y took thee;

Update Bible Version
But you, Israel, my slave, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

Webster's Bible Translation
But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

New English Translation
"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

New King James Version
"But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.

New Living Translation
"But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,

New Life Bible
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, son of My friend Abraham,

New Revised Standard
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, thou, Israel, my Servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, - The seed of Abraham my loving one;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But thou Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend:

Revised Standard Version
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;

Young's Literal Translation
-- And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,

THE MESSAGE
"But you, Israel, are my servant. You're Jacob, my first choice, descendants of my good friend Abraham. I pulled you in from all over the world, called you in from every dark corner of the earth, Telling you, ‘You're my servant, serving on my side. I've picked you. I haven't dropped you.' Don't panic. I'm with you. There's no need to fear for I'm your God. I'll give you strength. I'll help you. I'll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord says, "Faraway countries, be quiet and listen to me! Nations be brave. Come to me and speak. We will meet together and decide who is right. ² Who woke up the man who is coming from the east? He called Justice to march with him. He uses his sword to crush nations. He uses his bow and conquers kings— they run away like straw blown by the wind. ³ He chases armies and is never hurt. He goes places he has never been before. ⁴ Who was able to make all this happen? Who controlled the lives of everyone from the beginning? I, the Lord , am the one. I was here at the beginning, and I will be here when all things are finished. ⁵ People along the coast saw this, and they were frightened. Nations at the ends of the earth shook with fear. They have come near. They have arrived. ⁶ "Workers help each other. They encourage each other to be strong. ⁷ One worker cuts wood to make a statue. He encourages the man who works with gold. Another worker uses a hammer and makes the metal smooth. Then he encourages the man at the anvil. This last worker says, ‘This work is good; the metal will not come off.' Then he nails the statue to a base so that it will not fall over. And it never moves!" ⁸ The Lord says, "You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham. ⁹ You were in a faraway country, but I reached out to you. I called you from that faraway place. I said, ‘You are my servant.' I chose you, and I have not rejected you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou: Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 44:1, Isaiah 44:2, Isaiah 44:21, Isaiah 48:12, Isaiah 49:3, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Leviticus 25:42, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, Deuteronomy 10:15, Deuteronomy 14:2, Psalms 33:12, Psalms 105:6, Psalms 105:42-45, Psalms 135:4, Jeremiah 33:24

the seed: Matthew 3:9, John 8:33-44, Romans 4:12, Romans 4:13, Romans 9:4-8, Galatians 3:19, Galatians 4:22-31

my friend: 2 Chronicles 20:7, John 15:14, John 15:15, James 2:23

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:37 - because Nehemiah 9:7 - choose Psalms 47:9 - the God Psalms 103:17 - unto children's Psalms 119:94 - I am thine Proverbs 27:10 - own Isaiah 29:22 - who redeemed Isaiah 45:4 - Jacob Isaiah 63:7 - mention Isaiah 63:8 - Surely Jeremiah 2:21 - wholly Ezekiel 16:8 - thy time Ezekiel 20:5 - In the Zechariah 1:17 - choose Malachi 1:2 - I have Matthew 1:2 - Isaac begat Mark 12:26 - I am Luke 12:4 - my John 11:11 - he saith Acts 13:17 - God Acts 13:26 - children Romans 11:28 - but Galatians 3:14 - the blessing Ephesians 1:4 - as Hebrews 11:16 - to be 1 Peter 2:9 - a chosen

Cross-References

Genesis 40:6
Joseph went to them the next morning and saw that the two men were worried.

Genesis 40:8
The two men answered, "We both had dreams last night, but we don't understand what we dreamed. There is no one to explain the dreams to us." Joseph said to them, "God is the only one who can understand and explain dreams. So I beg you, tell me your dreams."

Genesis 41:1
Two years later Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River.

Genesis 41:6
Then he saw seven more heads of grain sprouting, but they were thin and scorched by the hot wind.

Genesis 41:8
The next morning Pharaoh was worried about these dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told these men the dreams, but none of them could explain the dreams.

Genesis 41:9
Then the wine servant remembered Joseph and said to Pharaoh, "I remember something that happened to me.

Genesis 41:11
Then one night he and I had a dream. Each dream had a different meaning.

Genesis 41:12
There was a young Hebrew man in prison with us. He was a servant of the commander of the guards. We told him our dreams, and he explained them to us. He told us the meaning of each dream,

Genesis 41:13
and what he said came true. He said I would be free and have my old job back, and it happened. He also said the baker would die, and it happened!"

Genesis 41:14
So Pharaoh called Joseph from the prison. The guards quickly got Joseph out of prison. Joseph shaved, put on some clean clothes, and went to see Pharaoh.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant,.... As the great spread and success of the Gospel could not fail of drawing the resentment of the idolatrous Heathens on those who embraced and professed it, and by whom they were grievously persecuted under the Roman emperors; wherefore, to support them under these trials, the Lord speaks these and the following comfortable words unto them; for not carnal, but spiritual Israel are here meant; such who by the power of divine grace were turned from idols to serve the living God, who were made willing to become his servants, and whose honour it was to be so called and accounted; and being so, they might be assured their Lord and Master would protect and defend them, bless and reward them:

Jacob whom I have chosen; Israelites indeed, Jacob like, plain hearted men, wrestling and prevailing ones in prayer with God, whom he chose to be his people, and peculiar treasure; who, though disallowed of men, were like their Lord and Saviour, chosen of God, and precious:

the seed of Abraham my friend: the spiritual seed of Abraham, being believers in Christ, and friends of his, as Abraham was; and whom he uses and shows to be such, by disclosing his secrets to them,

John 15:15.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant - This is an address directly to the Jews, and is designed to show them, in view of the truths which had just been urged, that God was their protector and friend. Those who relied on idols were trusting to that which could not aid them. But those who trusted in him were safe. For their protection he had raised up Cyrus, for this purpose he had subdued the nations before him. God now expresses to them the assurance that though the nations should be destroyed, yet that he had chosen them, and would remember them, and his promise made to Abraham, their illustrious ancestor. The word ‘servant’ here is used in a mild and gentle sense, not to denote bondage or slavery, but to denote that they had been engaged in his service, and that he regarded them as subject to his laws, and as under his protection.

Jacob whom I have chosen - The descendants of Jacob, whom I have selected to be my people. Abraham my friend. Hebrew, ‘Loving me,’ my lover. Abraham was regarded as the friend of God (see 2 Chronicles 20:7). ‘And he was called the Friend of God’ James 2:23. This most honorable appellation he deserved by a life of devoted piety, and by habitually submitting himself to the will of God. The idea in this verse is, that as they were the descendants of his friend, God deemed himself bound to protect and deliver them according to his gracious promises; and this is one of the many instances where the divine favor is manifested to descendants in consequence of the piety and prayers of their ancestors.