KJV King James Version
But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
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Isaiah 41:8
But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
WEB World English Bible
“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
ASV American Standard Version
But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
—And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,
Surrounding context — Isaiah 41
5 The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
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.
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James 2:23And 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.Deuteronomy 14:2For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth.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?Exodus 19:5-6Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:John 15:14-15Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.Isaiah 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah [that] bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.Isaiah 44:21Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou [art] my servant: I have formed thee; thou [art] my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.Psalm 33:12Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance.Isaiah 29:22Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.Isaiah 44:1-2Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:Psalm 135:4For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, [and] Israel for his peculiar treasure.Isaiah 43:1But 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.Jeremiah 33:24Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.Isaiah 48:12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last.Galatians 4:22-31For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.Matthew 3:9And 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.Deuteronomy 10:15Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, [even] you above all people, as [it is] this day.Isaiah 49:3And said unto me, Thou [art] my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
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