you whomאֲשֶׁרI took hold ofהֶחֱזַקְתִּיךָfrom the endsמִקְצוֹתof the earth,הָאָרֶץand from its remotest cornersוּמֵאֲצִילֶיהָcalled,קְרָאתִיךָand saidוָאֹמַרto you,לְךָ“Youאַתָּהare my servant;עַבְדִּיI have chosen youבְּחַרְתִּיךָand have notוְלֹאrejected you”:מְאַסְתִּיךָ
Isaiah 41:9
Study it in the app“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”:”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 41:9, word by word
- I took hold ofהֶחֱזַקְתִּיhechezakti
seize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “hechezakti” appears- from the endsקְצוֹתketsot
edge
The part where something ends: the tip, the edge or the corner.
Where else “ketsot” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- and from its remotest cornersאֲצִילֶיatsile
corner
The farthest edges of the earth.
Where else “atsile” appears- calledקְרָאתִיkerati
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “kerati” appears- and saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- are my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears- I have chosen youבְּחַרְתִּיbecharti
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “becharti” appears- rejected youמְאַסְתִּיmeasti
reject
To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.
Where else “measti” appears
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.