Isaiah 41:9

“you whom I took hold of from the ends of the earth, and from its remotest corners called, and said to you, “You are my servant; I have chosen you and have not rejected you”:”

Isaiah 41:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 41:9, word by word

I took hold ofהֶחֱזַקְתִּיhechezakti

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

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from the endsקְצוֹתketsot

edge

The part where something ends: the tip, the edge or the corner.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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and from its remotest cornersאֲצִילֶיatsile

corner

The farthest edges of the earth.

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calledקְרָאתִיkerati

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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and saidאֹמַרomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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are my servantעַבְדִּavdi

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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I have chosen youבְּחַרְתִּיbecharti

elect

God picks out his people, a place or a king.

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rejected youמְאַסְתִּיmeasti

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

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The context

8But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham, my friend;

9 · This verse (above)

10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not look about in anguish, for I am your Elohim; I strengthen you, also I help you, also I uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

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