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New Living Translation

Isaiah 44:1

"But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Predestination;   The Topic Concordance - Choosing/chosen;   God;   Holy Spirit;   Israel/jews;   Jesus Christ;   Living Waters;   Servants;   Thirst;   Witness;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Forgiveness;   Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Noph;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elect;   Isaiah;   Jeshua;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Servant of the Lord, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Election;   Holy Spirit;   Micah, Book of;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Alpha and Omega (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Israel;   Nebuchadnezzar;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Accommodation;   Choose;   Cyrus;   Mediation;   Messiah;   Quotations, New Testament;   Servant of Yahweh (the Lord);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Servant of God;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“And now listen, Jacob my servant,
Hebrew Names Version
Yet now hear, Ya`akov my servant, and Yisra'el, who I have chosen:
King James Version
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
English Standard Version
"But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!
New American Standard Bible
"But now listen, Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:
New Century Version
The Lord says, "People of Jacob, you are my servants. Listen to me! People of Israel, I chose you."
Amplified Bible
"But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:
World English Bible
Yet now hear, Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet nowe heare, O Iaakob my seruant, and Israel, whom I haue chosen.
Legacy Standard Bible
"But now hear, O Jacob, My servant,And Israel, whom I have chosen:
Berean Standard Bible
But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
Contemporary English Version
People of Israel, I have chosen you as my servant.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Now listen, Ya‘akov my servant, Isra'el whom I have chosen:
Darby Translation
And now hear, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Easy-to-Read Version
"Jacob, you are my servant. Israel, I chose you. Listen to me!
George Lamsa Translation
NOW hearken to me, O Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen;
Good News Translation
The Lord says, "Listen now, Israel, my servant, my chosen people, the descendants of Jacob.
Lexham English Bible
"But now hear, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
Literal Translation
And now listen, My servant Jacob, and Israel whom I have elected.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So heare now, o Iacob my seruaunt, and Israel whom I haue chose.
American Standard Version
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:
Bible in Basic English
And now, give ear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Yet now hear, O Jacob My servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen;
King James Version (1611)
Yet now heare, O Iacob my seruant, and Israel whom I haue chosen.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So heare nowe O Iacob my seruaunt, and Israel whom I haue chosen.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But now hear, Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen.
English Revised Version
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And now, Jacob, my seruaunt, here thou, and Israel, whom I chees.
Update Bible Version
Yet hear now, O Jacob my slave, and Israel, who I have chosen:
Webster's Bible Translation
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
New English Translation
"Now, listen, Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!"
New King James Version
"Yet hear me now, O Jacob My servant, And Israel whom I have chosen.
New Life Bible
"But now listen, O Jacob My servant, and Israel whom I have chosen.
New Revised Standard
But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, then - hear, O Jacob, my Servant, - and Israel whom I have chosen:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And now hear, O Jacob, my servant, and Israel whom I have chosen.
Revised Standard Version
"But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!
Young's Literal Translation
And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on:
THE MESSAGE
"But for now, dear servant Jacob, listen— yes, you, Israel, my personal choice. God who made you has something to say to you; the God who formed you in the womb wants to help you. Don't be afraid, dear servant Jacob, Jeshurun, the one I chose. For I will pour water on the thirsty ground and send streams coursing through the parched earth. I will pour my Spirit into your descendants and my blessing on your children. They shall sprout like grass on the prairie, like willows alongside creeks. This one will say, ‘I am God 's,' and another will go by the name Jacob; That one will write on his hand ‘ God 's property'— and be proud to be called Israel."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:

Contextual Overview

1 "But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one. 2 The Lord who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, O dear Israel, my chosen one. 3 For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children. 4 They will thrive like watered grass, like willows on a riverbank. 5 Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord .' Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.' Some will write the Lord 's name on their hands and will take the name of Israel as their own." 6 This is what the Lord says—Israel's King and Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven's Armies: "I am the First and the Last; there is no other God. 7 Who is like me? Let him step forward and prove to you his power. Let him do as I have done since ancient times when I established a people and explained its future. 8 Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago? You are my witnesses—is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock—not 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
One day Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his household, "Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh.
Genesis 42:25
Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men's sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return each brother's payment at the top of his sack. He also gave them supplies for their journey home.
Genesis 43:2
When the grain they had brought from Egypt was almost gone, Jacob said to his sons, "Go back and buy us a little more food."
Genesis 43:16
When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the manager of his household, "These men will eat with me this noon. Take them inside the palace. Then go slaughter an animal, and prepare a big feast."
Genesis 43:19
The brothers approached the manager of Joseph's household and spoke to him at the entrance to the palace.
Isaiah 3:1
The Lord, the Lord of Heaven's Armies, will take away from Jerusalem and Judah everything they depend on: every bit of bread and every drop of 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


 
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