Isaiah 44:1-2

The Lord Will Renew Israel

44:1 “Now, listen, Jacob my servant,

Israel whom I have chosen!”

44:2 This is what the Lord, the one who made you, says –

the one who formed you in the womb and helps you:

“Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob,

Jeshurun, ¹  whom I have chosen!

Isaiah 41:8-9

The Lord Encourages His People

41:8 “You, my servant Israel,

Jacob whom I have chosen,

offspring of Abraham my friend, ² 

41:9 you whom I am bringing back ³  from the earth’s extremities,

and have summoned from the remote regions –

I told you, “You are my servant.”

I have chosen you and not rejected you.

Isaiah 43:1

The Lord Will Rescue His People

43:1 Now, this is what the Lord says,

the one who created you, O Jacob,

and formed you, O Israel:

“Don’t be afraid, for I will protect ⁴  you.

I call you by name, you are mine.

Isaiah 43:7

43:7 everyone who belongs to me, ⁵ 

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed – yes, whom I made!

Isaiah 43:15

43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, ⁶ 

the one who created Israel, your king.”

[44:2]  ¹ sn Jeshurun is a poetic name for Israel; it occurs here and in Deut 32:15; 33:5, 26.

[41:8]  ² tn Or perhaps, “covenantal partner” (see 1 Kgs 5:15 HT [5:1 ET]; 2 Chr 20:7).

[41:9]  ³ tn Heb “whom I have taken hold of [i.e., to lead back].”

[43:1]  ⁴ tn Or “redeem.” See the note at 41:14. Cf. NCV “saved you”; CEV “rescued you”; NLT “ransomed you.”

[43:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “everyone who is called by my name” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[43:15]  ⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.