O offspring of his servant Abraham, children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Isaiah 45:4 - New 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. 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 offspring of his servant Abraham, children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
a heritage to his servant Israel, for his steadfast love endures forever.
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, 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 lamentation.
who says of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd, and he shall carry out all my purpose”; and who says of Jerusalem, “It shall be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.”
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened,
It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all Israelites truly belong to Israel,
remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.