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THE MESSAGE
Isaiah 41:8
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But you, Israel, my servant,Jacob, whom I have chosen,descendant of Abraham, my friend—
But you, Yisra'el, my servant, Ya`akov whom I have chosen, the seed of Avraham my friend,
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,
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.
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The offspring of Abraham My friend,
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
But thou, Israel, art my seruant, and thou Iaakob, whom I haue chosen, the seede of Abraham my friend.
"But you, Israel, My servant,Jacob whom I have chosen,Seed of Abraham My friend,
But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend-
Israel, you are my servant. I chose you, the family of my friend Abraham.
"But you, Isra'el, my servant; Ya‘akov, whom I have chosen, descendants of Avraham my friend,
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, my friend
The Lord says, "You, Israel, are my servant. Jacob, I chose you. You are from the family of my friend, Abraham.
But now, Israel, you are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham my friend, whom I have strengthened.
"But you, Israel my servant, you are the people that I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham, my friend.
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you, the offspring of Abraham my friend,
But you Israel are My servant, Jacob whom I have elected; the seed of My friend Abraham;
And thou Israel my seruaunt: Iacob my electe sede of Abraha my beloued,
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:
But thou, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend;
But thou Israel, art my seruant, Iacob whom I haue chosen, the seede of Abraham my friend.
But thou Israel art my seruaunt, thou Iacob whom I haue chose, thou art the seede of Abraham my beloued.
But thou, Israel, art my servant Jacob, and he whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraam, whom I have loved:
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend;
And thou, Israel, my seruaunte, Jacob, whom Y chees, the seed of Abraham, my frend, in whom Y took thee;
But you, Israel, my slave, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,
"But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.
"But as for you, Israel my servant, Jacob my chosen one, descended from Abraham my friend,
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, son of My friend Abraham,
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;
But, thou, Israel, my Servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, - The seed of Abraham my loving one;
But thou Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend:
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend;
-- And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,
Contextual Overview
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
As time went on, it happened that the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt crossed their master, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the head cupbearer and the head baker, and put them in custody under the captain of the guard; it was the same jail where Joseph was held. The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to see to their needs. After they had been in custody for a while, the king's cupbearer and baker, while being held in the jail, both had a dream on the same night, each dream having its own meaning. When Joseph arrived in the morning, he noticed that they were feeling low. So he asked them, the two officials of Pharaoh who had been thrown into jail with him, "What's wrong? Why the long faces?" They said, "We dreamed dreams and there's no one to interpret them." Joseph said, "Don't interpretations come from God? Tell me the dreams." First the head cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream there was a vine in front of me with three branches on it: It budded, blossomed, and the clusters ripened into grapes. I was holding Pharaoh's cup; I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup to Pharaoh." Joseph said, "Here's the meaning. The three branches are three days. Within three days, Pharaoh will get you out of here and put you back to your old work—you'll be giving Pharaoh his cup just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer. Only remember me when things are going well with you again—tell Pharaoh about me and get me out of this place. I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. And since I've been here, I've done nothing to deserve being put in this hole." When the head baker saw how well Joseph's interpretation turned out, he spoke up: "My dream went like this: I saw three wicker baskets on my head; the top basket had assorted pastries from the bakery and birds were picking at them from the basket on my head." Joseph said, "This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days; within three days Pharaoh will take off your head, impale you on a post, and the birds will pick your bones clean." And sure enough, on the third day it was Pharaoh's birthday and he threw a feast for all his servants. He set the head cupbearer and the head baker in places of honor in the presence of all the guests. Then he restored the head cupbearer to his cupbearing post; he handed Pharaoh his cup just as before. And then he impaled the head baker on a post, following Joseph's interpretations exactly. But the head cupbearer never gave Joseph another thought; he forgot all about him.
They said, "We dreamed dreams and there's no one to interpret them." Joseph said, "Don't interpretations come from God? Tell me the dreams."
Two years passed and Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile River. Seven cows came up out of the Nile, all shimmering with health, and grazed on the marsh grass. Then seven other cows, all skin and bones, came up out of the river after them and stood by them on the bank of the Nile. The skinny cows ate the seven healthy cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
When morning came, he was upset. He sent for all the magicians and sages of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but they couldn't interpret them to him.
The head cupbearer then spoke up and said to Pharaoh, "I just now remembered something—I'm sorry, I should have told you this long ago. Once when Pharaoh got angry with his servants, he locked me and the head baker in the house of the captain of the guard. We both had dreams on the same night, each dream with its own meaning. It so happened that there was a young Hebrew slave there with us; he belonged to the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us, each dream separately. Things turned out just as he interpreted. I was returned to my position and the head baker was impaled."
Pharaoh at once sent for Joseph. They brought him on the run from the jail cell. He cut his hair, put on clean clothes, and came to Pharaoh.
"The meaning is what I said earlier: God is letting Pharaoh in on what he is going to do. Seven years of plenty are on their way throughout Egypt. But on their heels will come seven years of famine, leaving no trace of the Egyptian plenty. As the country is emptied by famine, there won't be even a scrap left of the previous plenty—the famine will be total. The fact that Pharaoh dreamed the same dream twice emphasizes God's determination to do this and do it soon.
Pharaoh called in his wise men and sorcerers. The magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their incantations: each man threw down his staff and they all turned into snakes. But then Aaron's staff swallowed their staffs.
But the magicians of Egypt did the same thing with their incantations. Still Pharaoh remained stubborn. He wouldn't listen to them as God had said. He turned on his heel and went home, never giving it a second thought. But all the Egyptians had to dig inland from the river for water because they couldn't drink the Nile water. Seven days went by after God had struck the Nile.
But again the magicians did the same thing using their incantations—they also produced frogs in Egypt.
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.
