Isa 41:8-9 | NET2full | STEP | “ You , my servant Israel , Jacob , whom I have chosen , offspring of Abraham my friend ,

‏ Isaiah 41:8-9

The Lord Encourages His People

8 “You, my servant Israel,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
offspring of Abraham my friend, ^{▼▼tn Or perhaps, “covenantal partner” (see 1 Kgs 5:15 HT [5:1 ET]; 2 Chr 20:7).}
9 you whom I am bringing back ^{▼▼tn Heb “whom I have taken hold of [i.e., to lead 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.