Parallel Verses

NET Bible

"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

New American Standard Bible

“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
Descendant of Abraham My friend,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

"But as for you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I've chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The offspring of Abraham My friend,

Bible in Basic English

But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And thou, Israel, my servant Jacob whom I chose thee, the seed of Abraham my beloved:

King James 2000

But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham my friend.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you, the {offspring} of Abraham my {friend},

Modern King James verseion

But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, My friend;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And thou Israel, my servant; Jacob, my elect seed of Abraham my beloved,

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

But, thou, Israel, my Servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, - The seed of Abraham my loving one;

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

-- And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But thou, Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

יעקב 
Ya`aqob 
Usage: 349

the seed
זרע 
Zera` 
Usage: 229

of Abraham
H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

Context Readings

God Helps Israel

7 The craftsman encourages the metalsmith, the one who wields the hammer encourages the one who pounds on the anvil. He approves the quality of the welding, and nails it down so it won't fall over." 8 "You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend, 9 you whom I am bringing back from the earth's extremities, and have summoned from the remote regions -- I told you, "You are my servant." I have chosen you and not rejected you.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, you drove out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession to the descendants of your friend Abraham.

James 2:23

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.

Isaiah 44:1-2

"Now, listen, Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!"

Deuteronomy 10:15

However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples -- as is apparent today.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

Psalm 135:4

Indeed, the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel to be his special possession.

Isaiah 44:21

Remember these things, O Jacob, O Israel, for you are my servant. I formed you to be my servant; O Israel, I will not forget you!

Exodus 19:5-6

And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,

Leviticus 25:42

Since they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they must not be sold in a slave sale.

Deuteronomy 7:6-8

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

Psalm 33:12

How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

Psalm 105:6

O children of Abraham, God's servant, you descendants of Jacob, God's chosen ones!

Psalm 105:42-45

Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.

Isaiah 29:22

So this is what the Lord, the one who delivered Abraham, says to the family of Jacob: "Jacob will no longer be ashamed; their faces will no longer show their embarrassment.

Isaiah 43:1

Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: "Don't be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.

Isaiah 48:12

Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.

Isaiah 49:3

He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor."

Isaiah 51:2

Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.

Isaiah 63:16

For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, Lord, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.

Jeremiah 33:24

"You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven't you? They are saying, 'The Lord has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.' So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation.

Matthew 3:9

and don't think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

John 8:33-44

"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been anyone's slaves! How can you say, 'You will become free'?"

John 15:14-15

You are my friends if you do what I command you.

Romans 4:12-13

And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

Romans 9:4-8

who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

Galatians 3:19

Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the descendant to whom the promise had been made. It was administered through angels by an intermediary.

Galatians 4:22-31

For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.

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