Parallel Verses
World English Bible
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.
New American Standard Bible
And Israel My chosen one,
I have also
I have given you a title of honor
Though you have
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
because of Jacob My servant
and Israel My chosen one.
I give a name to you,
though you do not know Me.
International Standard Version
For the sake of Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen, I've called you, and he has established you with a name, although you have not acknowledged me.
A Conservative Version
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name. I have surnamed thee, though thou have not known me.
American Standard Version
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
Amplified
“For the sake of Jacob My servant,
And of Israel My chosen,
I have also called you by your name;
I have given you an honorable name
Though you have not known Me.
Bible in Basic English
Because of Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself, I have sent for you by name, giving you a name of honour, though you had no knowledge of me.
Darby Translation
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have called thee by thy name; I surnamed thee, though thou didst not know me;
Julia Smith Translation
For sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, and I will call to thee by thy name:.and I will address thee, and thou knewest me not
King James 2000
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my elect, I have even called you by your name: I have named you, though you have not known me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen one. And I call you by your name; I give you a name of honor, though you do not know me.
Modern King James verseion
For Jacob My servant's sake, and Israel My elect, I have even entitled you. I have named you, though you have not known me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and that for Jacob my servant's sake, and for Israel my chosen. For I called thee by name, and ordained thee before thou knewest me.
NET Bible
For the sake of my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one, I call you by name and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize me.
New Heart English Bible
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.
The Emphasized Bible
For the sake of my servant Jacob, Even Israel my chosen Therefore have I called unto thee by thy name, I give thee a title though thou hast not known me, -
Webster
For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me:
Youngs Literal Translation
For the sake of my servant Jacob, And of Israel My chosen, I call also thee by thy name, I surname thee, And thou hast not known Me.
Themes
Call » To special religious duty » Cyrus
Election » Of grace » Of israel
Israel » Name given to God's chosen people
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Deliverance of the jews
Topics
Interlinear
Qara'
Shem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 45:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cyrus, God's Instrument
3 I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, Yahweh, who call you by your name, even the God of Israel. 4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known me. 5 I am Yahweh, and there is none else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 41:8-9
"But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,
Acts 17:23
For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
Isaiah 44:1
Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.
Exodus 19:5-6
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice, and keep my covenant, then you shall be my own possession from among all peoples; for all the earth is mine;
Isaiah 43:3-4
For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
Isaiah 43:14
Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake, I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring all of them down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
Isaiah 44:28-1
Who says of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,' even saying of Jerusalem, 'She will be built;' and of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'"
Jeremiah 50:17-20
Israel is a hunted sheep; the lions have driven him away: first, the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.
Matthew 24:22
Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.
Mark 13:20
Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.
Romans 9:6
But it is not as though the word of God has come to nothing. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel.
Romans 11:7
What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he didn't obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.
Galatians 4:8-9
However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.
Ephesians 2:12
that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;