Isaiah 45:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְמַ֙עַן֙ עַבְדִּ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּחִירִ֑י וָאֶקְרָ֤א לְךָ֙ בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָ אֲכַנְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽנִי

Transliteration

For-maʿan my-servant yaʿăqōb and-yiśrāʾēl my-bĕḥîrî and-ʾeqrāʾ to-you in-your-name ʾăkannĕkā and-not yĕdaʿtānî

Grammar Details

*maʿan*: conjunction - for the sake of/because of
*yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*bĕḥîrî*: masculine singular adjective with 1st person suffix - my chosen one
*ʾeqrāʾ*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - I called
*ʾăkannĕkā*: piel imperfect, 1st person singular with 2nd person suffix - I will name you/I will give you a title
*yĕdaʿtānî*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with 1st person suffix - you knew me

Word Meanings

*bĕḥîrî*: my chosen one/my elect/my selected one
*ʾeqrāʾ*: I called/I summoned/I named
*ʾăkannĕkā*: I will name you/I will give you a title/I will surname you
*yĕdaʿtānî*: you knew me/you recognized me/you acknowledged me

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Referenced Verses

Acts 17:23 : 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions , I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Isa 41:8-9 : 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.
Isa 44:1 : 1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Isa 44:28-45:1 : 28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. 1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
Jer 50:17-20 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. 18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria. 19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead. 20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
Matt 24:22 : 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Mark 13:20 : 20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Rom 9:6 : 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Rom 11:7 : 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Gal 4:8-9 : 8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
Eph 2:12 : 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
Isa 43:3-4 : 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
Isa 43:14 : 14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now 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: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
1 Thess 4:5 : 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:

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