Isaiah 44:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֥ה שְׁמַ֖ע יַעֲקֹ֣ב עַבְדִּ֑י וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּחַ֥רְתִּי בֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wə-ʿattāh šəmaʿ yaʿăqōḇ ʿaḇdî wə-yiśrāʾēl bāḥartî bô

Grammar Details

*wə-ʿattāh*: conjunction + adverb - and now
*šəmaʿ*: imperative, masculine, singular - hear/listen
*yaʿăqōḇ*: proper noun, masculine - Jacob
*ʿaḇdî*: noun, masculine, singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my servant
*wə-yiśrāʾēl*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine - and Israel
*bāḥartî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have chosen
*bô*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in/with him

Word Meanings

*šəmaʿ*: hear/listen/obey
*bāḥartî*: I have chosen/selected/elected
*bô*: in him/with him/for him

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 41:8 : 8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
Jer 30:10 : 10 Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
Jer 46:27-28 : 27 But fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. 28 Fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; for I am with thee: for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee; but I will not make a full end of thee, but I will correct thee in measure, and will in no wise leave thee unpunished.
Luke 13:34 : 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen [gathereth] her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!
Rom 11:5-6 : 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 But if it is by grace, {G3765} it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.
Heb 3:7-8 : 7 Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
Isa 42:23 : 23 Who is there among you that will give ear to this? that will hearken and hear for the time to come?
Isa 43:1 : 1 But now thus saith Jehovah 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.
Isa 48:16-18 : 16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit. 17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Isa 55:3 : 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Jer 4:7 : 7 A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make thy land desolate, that thy cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
Gen 17:7 : 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
Deut 7:6-8 : 6 For thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God: Jehovah thy God hath chosen thee to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth. 7 Jehovah did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all peoples: 8 but because Jehovah loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Ps 81:11-13 : 11 But my people hearkened not to my voice; And Israel would none of me. 12 So I let them go after the stubbornness of their heart, That they might walk in their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people would hearken unto me, That Israel would walk in my ways!
Ps 105:6 : 6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Ps 105:42-43 : 42 For he remembered his holy word, [And] Abraham his servant. 43 And he brought forth his people with joy, [And] his chosen with singing.

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