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Isaiah 41:9

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.

KJV

in quo apprehendi te ab extremis terræ, et a longinquis ejus vocavi te, et dixi tibi : Servus meus es tu : elegi te, et non abjeci te.

Vulgate

οὗ ἀντελαβόμην ἀπ’ ἄκρων τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐκ τῶν σκοπιῶν αὐτῆς ἐκάλεσά σε καὶ εἶπά σοι Παῖς μου εἶ, ἐξελεξάμην σε καὶ οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπόν σε·

LXX

thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from the corners thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant, I have chosen thee and not cast thee away;

ASV

אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֨י/ךָ֙ מִ/קְצ֣וֹת הָ/אָ֔רֶץ וּ/מֵ/אֲצִילֶ֖י/הָ קְרָאתִ֑י/ךָ וָ/אֹ֤מַר לְ/ךָ֙ עַבְדִּ/י אַ֔תָּה בְּחַרְתִּ֖י/ךָ וְ/לֹ֥א מְאַסְתִּֽי/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲצִילֵי֙
'tsyly
noun · 2×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בָּחַ֣ר
bchr
verb · 168×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מָאָ֔סוּ
m'sv
verb · 76×
קְצ֥וֹת
qtsvt
noun · 36×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:26 — For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
  • 1Sam 12:22 — For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
  • Deut 7:6 — For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
  • Gen 12:1 — Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
  • Isa 41:2 — Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bo
  • Isa 41:8 — But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
  • Isa 43:5 — Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
  • Jas 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
  • Jer 33:25 — Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
  • John 6:37 — All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
  • Josh 24:2 — And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and
  • Luke 13:29 — And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
  • Neh 9:7 — Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
  • Ps 94:14 — For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
  • Ps 107:2 — Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
  • Rev 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and p
  • Rom 8:30 — Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
  • Rom 11:1 — I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.