O you offspring of Abraham his servant, you children of Jacob his chosen.
Isaiah 45:4 - King James 2000 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my elect, I have even called you by your name: I have named you, though you have not known me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you children of Jacob his chosen.
Even a heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endures forever.
But now thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and he that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are mine.
Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought them all down as fugitives, and the Chaldeans, whose song is in their ships.
That says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, You shall be built; and to the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
And except the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks for; but the election has obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Not as though the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: