Isaiah 41:8-10
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8 “But you, Israel, (A)My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of (B)Abraham My (C)friend,
9 You whom I have [a](D)taken from the ends of the earth
And called from its (E)remotest parts,
And said to you, ‘You are (F)My servant,
I have (G)chosen you and have not rejected you.
10 Do not (H)fear, for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, (I)I will also help you,
I will also uphold you with My righteous (J)right hand.’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 41:9 Lit seized
Isaiah 42:19-20
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19 Who is blind but My (A)servant,
Or so deaf as My (B)messenger whom I send?
Who is so blind as one who is [a](C)at peace with Me,
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (D)You have seen many things, but you do not retain them;
Your ears are open, but no one hears.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:19 Or the devoted one
Isaiah 44:1-5
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The Blessings of Israel
44 “But now listen, Jacob, My (A)servant,
And Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 This is what the Lord says, He who made you
And (B)formed you from the womb, who (C)will help you:
‘(D)Do not fear, Jacob My servant,
And [a](E)Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 For (F)I will pour water on [b]the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground;
I will (G)pour out My Spirit on your (H)offspring,
And My blessing on your descendants;
4 And they will spring up [c]among the grass
Like (I)poplars by streams of water.’
5 This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
And that one [d]will call on the name of Jacob;
And another will (J)write [e]on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’
And will give himself Israel’s name with honor.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:2 I.e., Israel
- Isaiah 44:3 Or him who is thirsty
- Isaiah 44:4 Another reading is like grass among the waters
- Isaiah 44:5 Another reading is will be called by the name of Jacob
- Isaiah 44:5 Or with
Isaiah 44:21-23
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God Forgives and Redeems
21 “(A)Remember these things, Jacob,
And Israel, for you are (B)My servant;
I have formed you, you are My servant,
Israel, you will (C)not be forgotten by Me.
22 I have (D)wiped out your wrongdoings like a thick cloud
And your sins like a [a]heavy mist.
(E)Return to Me, for I have (F)redeemed you.”
23 (G)Shout for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done it!
Shout joyfully, you lower parts of the earth;
(H)Break into a shout of jubilation, you mountains,
Forest, and every tree in it;
For (I)the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
And in Israel He (J)shows His glory.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:22 Or cloud
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