Isaiah 44:2

Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֨ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
made	עֹשֶׂ֛ךָ 'o.Se.kha	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
formed	וְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ ve.yo.tzer.Kha	H3335	to mould into a form · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
womb	מִבֶּ֖טֶן mi.Be.ten	H990	the belly · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
help	יַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּ ya'.ze.Re.ka	H5826	to surround · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Fear	תִּירָא֙ ti.Ra'	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
Jacob	יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
servant	עַבְדִּ֣י 'av.Di	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Jesurun	וִישֻׁר֖וּן vi.shu.Run	H3484	Jeshurun · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
chosen	בָּחַ֥רְתִּי ba.Char.ti	H977	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet…
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…
Isaiah 46:3-4 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from…
Isaiah 44:24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the he…
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.
Isaiah 49:1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made…
Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:1-8

Two great truths are abundantly made out in these verses: - I. That the people of God are a happy people, especially upon account of the covenant that is between them and God. The people of Israel were so as a figure of the gospel Israel. Three things complete their happiness: - 1. The covenant-relations wherein they stand to God, Isa 44:1, Isa 44:2. Israel is here called Jeshurun - the upright one; for those only, like Nathanael, are Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile, and those only shall have the everlasting benefit of these promises. Jacob and Israel had been represented, in the close of the foregoing chapter, as very provoking and obnoxious to God's wrath, and already given to the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 44:2

(Isa 43:1, Isa 43:7). formed . . . from . . . womb--(So Isa 44:24; Isa 49:1, Isa 49:5). The sense is similar to that in Isa 1:2, "I have nourished and brought up children." Jesurun--A diminutive term of endearment applied to Israel. The full title of affection was Israelun; contracted it became Jeshurun, with an allusion to the Hebrew root, jashar, "upright," "perfect" (see on Isa 42:19, note on "He that is perfect") [GESENIUS], (Deu 32:15).

John Gill on Isaiah 44:2

Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb,.... Which is not to be understood of the forming of the people of Israel into a commonwealth or church state, for this is not said of the body of them; nor of the natural creation and formation of these individuals, but of their new creation, regeneration, and spiritual formation; which, as it was owing to the grace and power of God, by which the Lord describes himself, who is speaking to them, the consideration of it might serve to encourage their faith and confidence in the performance of the promises about to be made to them; see Psalm 100:3, which "will help thee"; in the exercise of grace, in the performance of duty, in…

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John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Do not fear their cruelty, my servant Jacob, whom I have chosen. He is also called Israel; Isurun in Hebrew, and the others, the most upright or the straightest. Only the LXX called him the most beloved, combining it with their own, Israel. Specifically, according to the Hebrews and the faith of the scriptures, Israel is called the upright one of God. But a man who sees God is not in the elements, but in the sound of his voice. And the book of Genesis is called εὐθεῖς, that is, the book of the righteous: Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Therefore, do not be afraid, Jacob and Israel, for I will pour out water on the thirsty and the dry land... He also compares those who are reborn in baptism to evergreen herbs and willows that grow by flowing waters, and he brings forth fruits against nature, which was previously barren, or whose seed, when consumed as food, renders them barren.
— Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah

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Dictionary and topics

Jeshurun — A poetical name for the people of Israel, used in token of affection, meaning, “the dear upright people” (Deut. 32:15; 33:5, 26; Isa. 44:2).
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Jeshurun · A name used poeti — A name used poeti
Predestination · 19:25; — 19:25;

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 44:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 44:2

John Gill on Isaiah 44:2

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 44:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 44:2

John Gill on Isaiah 44:2

John Calvin

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 44:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 44:1-5

Rashi on Isaiah 44:1