King James Version
Isaiah 41:8 in the King James Version says “But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.”
Isaiah 41:8 · KJV
They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. Be: Heb. Be strong
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. goldsmith: or, founder him: or, the smiting saying: or, saying of the soder, It is good
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
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.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“But thou Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
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