Isaiah 43:7

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
one	כֹּ֚ל kol	H3605	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	הַנִּקְרָ֣א ha.nik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
name	בִשְׁמִ֔י vish.Mi	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
created	בְּרָאתִ֑יו be.ra.Tiv	H1254	(absolutely) to create · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
glory	וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖י ve.likh.vo.Di	H3519	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 1st person masculine singular
formed	יְצַרְתִּ֖יו ye.tzar.Tiv	H3335	to mould into a form · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
made	עֲשִׂיתִֽיו 'a.si.Tiv	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Isaiah 43:21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
Ephesians 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath…
Romans 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Isaiah 62:2-5 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD s…
Isaiah 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called…
Psalms 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:1-7

This chapter has a plain connexion with the close of the foregoing chapter, but a very surprising one. It was there said that Jacob and Israel would not walk in God's ways, and that when he corrected them for their disobedience they were stubborn and laid it not to heart; and now one would think it should have followed that God would utterly abandon and destroy them; but no, the next words are, But now, fear not, O Jacob! O Israel! I have redeemed thee, and thou art mine. Though many among them were untractable and incorrigible, yet God would continue his love and care for his people, and the body of that nation should still be reserved for mercy. God's goodness takes occasion from man's bad…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 43:7

called by my name--belong to Israel, whose people, as sons of God, bear the name of their Father (Isa 44:5; Isa 48:1). for my glory-- (Isa 43:21; Isa 29:23).

John Gill on Isaiah 43:7

Even everyone that is called by my name,.... That is called by the name of God, a son or daughter of his; or by the name of Christ, a Christian; whoever belongs to the Lord, whom he calls by his name; and who, being called by his grace, call upon his name, make a profession of his name, and serve and worship him: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him, yea, I have made him; all which is expressive of the power and grace of God, in the regeneration and conversion of his people; which is a creation, a formation, a making them for himself, for the glory of his grace, and to show forth his praise; and therefore he will gather them in, and bring them into a body together, into a…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 43:7

All called. Such is my interpretation of this clause, for the Prophet has made use of the singular number instead of the plural. Interpreters have mistaken the import of this mode of expression; for they explain it thus, "Whosoever have been called by my name, I have formed them to my glory." But I understand it thus, "All called," that is, "All shall be called by my name;" as he says in other passages, "My name shall be called upon them." (Genesis 48:16; Deuteronomy 28:10; Isaiah 4:1.) Why so? "Because I have created them, I have formed them, I have made them for my glory." He pursues the subject which he formerly handled about gathering the people into one body, though they have been scatt…

The Church Fathers

If it is necessary for some to be marked by name, then I will make it clear to them all that they are now "those who have been called by my name." From where else did the name of Christians come than from the name of Christ? For it was he who foretold such a thing through the prophet.
— Eusebius of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 2:24

Thou, Master almighty, didst create all things for Thy name's sake; Thou gavest food and drink to men for enjoyment, that they might give thanks to Thee; but to us Thou didst freely give spiritual food and drink and life eternal through Thy Servant. Before all things we thank Thee that Thou art mighty; to Thee be the glory for ever.
— Didache, The Didache, Chapter 10

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Adoption · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Condescension Of God · Expostulates with backsliding Israel — Expostulates with backsliding Israel
Man · General references — General references
Missions · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
New Birth, The · Is for the glory of God — Is for the glory of God

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 43:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 43:7

John Gill on Isaiah 43:7

John Calvin on Isaiah 43:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 43:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 43:7

John Gill on Isaiah 43:7

John Calvin on Isaiah 43:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 43:5-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 43:7

Rashi on Isaiah 43:7