O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
Isaiah 45:4 - Revised Standard Version For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the sake of Jacob My servant, and of Israel My chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known Me. American Standard Version (1901) For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. Common English Bible For the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my chosen, I called you by name. I gave you an honored title, though you didn’t know me. Catholic Public Domain Version For the sake of Jacob, my servant, and Israel, my elect, I have even called you by your name. I have taken you up, and you have not known me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name. I have made a likeness of thee: and thou hast not known me. |
O offspring of Abraham his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
a heritage to Israel his servant, for his steadfast love endures for ever.
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon and break down all the bars, and the shouting of the Chaldeans will be turned to lamentations.
who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfil all my purpose’; saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built,’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’ ”
And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it sought. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
But it is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,
remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.