King James Version
What Does Isaiah 44:1 Mean?
“Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:”
Context
1
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
2
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
3
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English ReadersXLIV.
(1) **Yet·now hear . . .**—The thoughts of Israel are turned from their own sins to the unchanging love of God, and that is the ground of their hope.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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