KJV King James Version
[Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
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Isaiah 41:9
[Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I 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.
WEB World English Bible
You whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from its corners, and said to you, ‘You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you away;’
ASV American Standard Version
thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from the corners thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not cast thee away;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Whom I have taken hold of, from the ends of the earth, And from its near places I have called thee, And I say to thee, My servant Thou art, I have chosen thee, and not rejected thee.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 41
6 They helped every one his neighbour; and [every one] said to his brother, Be of good courage.
7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It [is] ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, [that] it should not be moved.
8 But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
9 [Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
10 Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, [even] them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙H2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenמִקְצ֣וֹתH7098 · qa.tsahendהָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָH678 · a.tsilchiefקְרָאתִ֑יךָH7121 · qa.rato call: call toוָאֹ֤מַרH559 · a.marto sayלְךָ֙H9031 · kayouעַבְדִּי־H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאַ֔תָּהH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָH977 · ba.charto chooseוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃H3988 · ma.asto reject
Cross-references
1 Samuel 12:22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.Psalm 94:14For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.Deuteronomy 7:6-7For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth.Joshua 24:2-4And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, [even] Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?Romans 11:1-2I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.1 Corinthians 1:26-29For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:Isaiah 41:2Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;Isaiah 41:8But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.Isaiah 43:5-6Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;Luke 13:29And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.Jeremiah 33:25-26Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant [be] not with day and night, [and if] I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;Nehemiah 9:7-38Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;Psalm 107:2-3Let the redeemed of the LORD say [so], whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
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