Isaiah 43:7
in Isaiah 43everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
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ASV
every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made.
KJV
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
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This verse in Isaiah 43
Commentary
13 notes on this verse(Verses 5-7) Do not fear, for I am with you: I will bring your descendants from the East, and gather you from the West. I will say to the North, give up: and to the South, do not withhold: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth. And everyone who calls upon my name, I have created him for my glory, and I have formed him and made him. LXX: Do not be afraid, for I am with you: I will bring your offspring from the East, and gather you from the West.
This site's exposition
for I am with you
on Isaiah 43:5-7
Do not be afraid returns with a wider promise, a scattered people gathered from the east and the west. The LORD tells the north, Give them up. Verse 7 gives the reason, everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.
This site's exposition
everyone called by My name
Barnes explains a son bears his father's name, so a people called by the LORD's name are counted as his children, as in Isaiah 44:5. Eusebius reads the name further. For him the verse foretells the name Christian, taken from the name of Christ.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
If it is necessary for some to be marked by name, then I will make it clear to them all that they are now "those who have been called by my name." From where else did the name of Christians come than from the name of Christ? For it was he who foretold such a thing through the prophet.
Thou, Master almighty, didst create all things for Thy name's sake; Thou gavest food and drink to men for enjoyment, that they might give thanks to Thee; but to us Thou didst freely give spiritual food and drink and life eternal through Thy Servant. Before all things we thank Thee that Thou art mighty; to Thee be the glory for ever.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, he sets out their fitness for liberation: and every one that calls upon my name, I will lead into my glory, that he might glorify me, and that I might appear glorious in him: every one that shall call upon the name of the …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
47 ), Gather us from among the heathen, and in performance of that promise ( Deut. xxx. 4 ), If any of thine be driven to the utmost parts of heaven, thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, which we find pleaded on behalf of the children of the captivity, Neh. i. But who are the seed of Israel that shall be thus carefully gathered in?
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For my glory - And therefore I will glorify my power and goodness, and faithfulness in delivering them. Formed - I have not only created them out of nothing, but I have also formed and made them my peculiar people.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Even everyone that is called by my name,....
(2.) They are created for his glory; the spirit of Israelites is created in them, and they are formed according to the will of God, and these shall be gathered in. Note, Those only are fit to be called by the name of God that are created by his grace for his glory; and those whom God has created and called shall be gathered in now to Christ as their head and hereafter to heaven as their home.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Every one that is called by my name - To be called by the name of anyone, is synonymous with being regarded as his son, since a son bears the name of his father (see Isa 44:5; Isa 48:1). The expression, therefore, means here, all who were regarded as the children of God; and the promise is, that all such should be re-gathered to their own land. For I have created him - (See the note at Isa 43:1). For my glory - In order to show forth, and illustrate my glory.
Every one that is called by my name - All who worship the true God, and are obedient to his laws. I have created him - בראתיו berathiv. I have produced him out of nothing. For my glory - Ten MSS., three ancient, and the Syriac and Vulgate, read לכבודי licabodi, without the conjunction ו vau, and. I have formed him - יצרתיו yetsartiv. I have given him that particular form and shape which are best suited to his station in life. I have made him - עשיתיו asithiv. I have adapted him to the accomplishment of my counsels and designs.
Modern Voices1 voice
he created us to display his glory, that is, that his glory might be known and praised.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֚ל | kol | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַנִּקְרָ֣א | hanikra' | <the> [one who] is called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| בִשְׁמִ֔י | vishmi | by name my | H8034 → | 864 times |
| וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖י | velikhvodi | and [whom] for glory my | H3519 → | 200 times |
| בְּרָאתִ֑יו | berativ | I created him | H1254 → | 55 times |
| יְצַרְתִּ֖יו | yetzartiv | [whom] I formed him | H3335 → | 62 times |
| אַף־ | ʾaf- | also | H637 → | 134 times |
| עֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃ | ʾasitiv | I made him | H6213 → | 2628 times |
כֹּ֚לevery
kolH3605 →5413 times
הַנִּקְרָ֣א<the> [one who] is called
hanikra'H7121 →733 times
בִשְׁמִ֔יby name my
vishmiH8034 →864 times
וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יand [whom] for glory my
velikhvodiH3519 →200 times
בְּרָאתִ֑יוI created him
berativH1254 →55 times
יְצַרְתִּ֖יו[whom] I formed him
yetzartivH3335 →62 times
אַף־also
ʾaf-H637 →134 times
עֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃I made him
ʾasitivH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
it leads to
- Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Philippians 2:13
Through
1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
it leads to
- Exodus 19:5–6
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of…
- Revelation 1:6
who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.
- Exodus 19:5–6
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Didache, The Didache, Chapter 10; Eusebius of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 2:24; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Piper, God Created Us for His Glory (sermon); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.