Isaiah 41:8
New International Version
“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend,

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

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

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

King James Bible
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed 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 American Standard Bible
“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,

NASB 1995
“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,

NASB 1977
“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,

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

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

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

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

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Now, Israel my Servant, Yaqob whom I have chosen, I have not rejected you, the seed of Abraham, my friend

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But thou, Israel, art my servant Jacob, and he whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraam, whom I have loved:

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

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.

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

International Standard Version
"But as for you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I've chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham—

JPS Tanakh 1917
But thou, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The seed of Abraham My friend;

Literal Standard Version
And you, O Israel, My servant, | Jacob, whom I have chosen, | Seed of Abraham, My lover,

Majority Standard Bible
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—

New American Bible
But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend—

NET Bible
"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

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

New Heart English Bible
"But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the offspring 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.

World English Bible
“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,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Help to Israel
7The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled. 8“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— 9I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.…

Cross References
James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called a friend of God.

2 Chronicles 20:7
Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

Psalm 136:22
a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.

Isaiah 14:1
For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.

Isaiah 29:22
Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: "No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.

Isaiah 42:1
"Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:19
Who is blind but My servant, or deaf like the messenger I am sending? Who is blind like My covenant partner, or blind like the servant of the LORD?


Treasury of Scripture

But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

thou

Isaiah 43:1
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Isaiah 44:1,2,21
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: …

Isaiah 48:12
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

the seed

Matthew 3:9
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

John 8:33-44
They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? …

Romans 4:12,13
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised…

my friend

2 Chronicles 20:7
Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

John 15:14,15
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you…

James 2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

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Isaiah 41
1. God expostulates with his people, about his mercies to the church.
10. About his promises
21. And about the vanity of idols.














(8) But thou, Israel, art my servant . . .--The verse is important as the first introduction of the servant of the Lord who is so conspicuous throughout the rest of the book. The idea embodied in the term is that of a calling and election, manifested now in Israel according to the flesh, now in the true Israel of God, realising its ideal, now, as in the innermost of the three concentric circles, in a person who gathers up that ideal in all its intensity into himself. The three phrases find their parallel in St. Paul's language as to (1) the seed of Abraham according to the flesh; (2) the true seed who are heirs of the faith of Abraham; (3) the seed, which is none other than the Christ Himself (Romans 9:7; Galatians 3:7; Galatians 3:16). Here we have the national aspect, Israel as he is in the idea of God. So in the later language of Christian thought we have (1) the visible Church falling short of the ideal; (2) the spiritual Church approximating to the ideal; (3) Christ Himself, as identified with His people.

The seed of Abraham my friend.--The word for "friend" implies loving as well as being loved. Of all the names of Abraham, it has had the widest currency (comp. 2Chronicles 20:7; James 2:23). For the Arabs of the present time Abraham is still Khalil Allah--the friend of God, or simply, el Khalil, the friend. . . .

Verses 8-20. - A PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF GOD'S PROTECTION AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE TROUBLOUS PERIOD THAT IS APPROACHING. Israel is assured

(1) of God's faithfulness (vers. 8, 9);

(2) of special divinely infused strength (ver. 10);

(3) of the infusion of weakness into their enemies (vers. 11, 12); . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But you,
וְאַתָּה֙ (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

O Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

My servant,
עַבְדִּ֔י (‘aḇ·dî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

Jacob,
יַעֲקֹ֖ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc

whom
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I have chosen,
בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָ (bə·ḥar·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 977: To try, select

descendant
זֶ֖רַע (ze·ra‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

of Abraham
אַבְרָהָ֥ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

My friend—
אֹהֲבִֽי׃ (’ō·hă·ḇî)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f


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