Isaiah 41:8-9

English Standard Version

⁸But you, Israel, ^(A)my servant,
    Jacob, ^(B)whom I have chosen,
    the offspring of Abraham, ^(C)my friend;
⁹you whom I took from the ends of the earth,
    and called ^(D)from its farthest corners,
saying to you, “You are ^(E)my servant,
    ^(F)I have chosen you and not cast you off”;

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Isaiah 41:8-9

New International Version

⁸“But you, Israel, my servant,^(A)
    Jacob, whom I have chosen,^(B)
    you descendants of Abraham^(C) my friend,^(D)
⁹I took you from the ends of the earth,^(E)
    from its farthest corners I called^(F) you.
I said, ‘You are my servant’;^(G)
    I have chosen^(H) you and have not rejected you.

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Isaiah 42:1

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The Lord's Chosen Servant

42 ^(A)Behold ^(B)my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, ^(C)in whom my soul delights;
^(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
^(E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.

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Isaiah 42:1

New International Version

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,^(A) whom I uphold,
my chosen one^(B) in whom I delight;^(C)
I will put my Spirit^(D) on him,
and he will bring justice^(E) to the nations.^(F)

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Isaiah 42:19

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¹⁹Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,^[a]
or blind as the servant of the Lord?

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Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me

Isaiah 42:19

New International Version

¹⁹Who is blind^(A) but my servant,^(B)
and deaf like the messenger^(C) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant^(D) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?

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Isaiah 44:1-2

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Israel the Lord's Chosen

44 “But now hear, ^(A)O Jacob my servant,
    Israel whom I have chosen!
²Thus says the Lord who made you,
    ^(B)who formed you from the womb and will help you:
^(C)Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
    ^(D)Jeshurun whom I have chosen.

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Isaiah 44:1-2

New International Version

Israel the Chosen

44 “But now listen, Jacob, my servant,^(A)
    Israel, whom I have chosen.^(B)
²This is what the Lord says—
    he who made^(C) you, who formed you in the womb,^(D)
    and who will help^(E) you:
Do not be afraid,^(F) Jacob, my servant,^(G)
    Jeshurun,^[a]^(H) whom I have chosen.

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Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.

Isaiah 44:21

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The Lord Redeems Israel

²¹Remember these things, O Jacob,
and Israel, for you are ^(A)my servant;
I formed you; you are my servant;
^(B)O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.

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Isaiah 44:21

New International Version

²¹“Remember^(A) these things, Jacob,
for you, Israel, are my servant.^(B)
I have made you, you are my servant;^(C)
Israel, I will not forget you.^(D)

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Isaiah 45:4

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⁴For the sake of my servant Jacob,
and Israel my chosen,
^(A)I call you by your name,
^(B)I name you, though you do not know me.

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Isaiah 45:4

New International Version

⁴For the sake of Jacob my servant,^(A)
    of Israel my chosen,
I summon you by name
    and bestow on you a title of honor,
    though you do not acknowledge^(B) me.

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Isaiah 48:20

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²⁰^(A)Go out from Babylon, flee from ^(B)Chaldea,
declare this ^(C)with a shout of joy, proclaim it,
send it out to the end of the earth;
say, ^(D)“The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob!”

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Isaiah 48:20

New International Version

²⁰Leave Babylon,
    flee^(A) from the Babylonians!
Announce this with shouts of joy^(B)
    and proclaim it.
Send it out to the ends of the earth;^(C)
    say, “The Lord has redeemed^(D) his servant Jacob.”

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Isaiah 52:13

English Standard Version

He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions

¹³Behold, ^(A)my servant shall act wisely;^[a]
he shall be high and lifted up,
and shall be exalted.

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Isaiah 52:13 Or shall prosper

Isaiah 52:13

New International Version

The Suffering and Glory of the Servant

¹³See, my servant^(A) will act wisely^[a];
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.^(B)

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Isaiah 52:13 Or will prosper

Isaiah 53:11

English Standard Version

¹¹Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see^[a] and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall ^(A)the righteous one, my servant,
^(B)make many to be accounted righteous,
^(C)and he shall bear their iniquities.

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Isaiah 53:11 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll he shall see light

Isaiah 53:11

New International Version

¹¹After he has suffered,^(A)
he will see the light^(B) of life^[a] and be satisfied^[b];
by his knowledge^[c] my righteous servant^(C) will justify^(D) many,
and he will bear their iniquities.^(E)

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Isaiah 53:11 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text does not have the light of life.
Isaiah 53:11 Or (with Masoretic Text) ¹¹He will see the fruit of his suffering / and will be satisfied
Isaiah 53:11 Or by knowledge of him

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