Isa 45:4 | NET2full | STEP | 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 submit to me.

‏ Isaiah 45:4

4 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 submit ^{▼▼tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.” The common verb יָדַע (yadaʿ) means “to know.” Among homophonous roots DCH includes יָדַע II meaning “be submissive, humbled; be quiet, at rest” (cf. Job 21:19; Prov 5:6; Jer 14:18; Hos 9:7).} to me.