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Isaiah 41:8

“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—

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ASV

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

KJV

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand youH859 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElO IsraelH3478 →
עַבְדִּ֔י'av.Diservant myH5650 →
יַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaI have chosen youH977 →
זֶ֖רַעZe.ra'[the] offspring ofH2233 →
אַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85 →
אֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.Vifriend myH157 →

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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.James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?Exodus 19:5–6Now 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 14:2for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.John 15:14–15You are My friends if you do what I command you.Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.Isaiah 44:21Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!Isaiah 29:22Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.Isaiah 44:1–2But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.Isaiah 43:5Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.Exodus 19:5Now 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.Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.Psalms 135:4For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!Isaiah 43:10“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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