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“Rememberזְכָרthese things,אֵלֶּהJacob,יַעֲקֹבand Israel,וְיִשְׂרָאֵלforכִּיyouאָתָּהare my servant;עַבְדִּיI formed you;יְצַרְתִּיךָyouאַתָּהare a servantעֶבֶדto me,לִיIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלyou will notלֹאbe forgottenתִנָּשֵׁby me.נִי
Isaiah 44:21
Study it in the app““Remember these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are a servant to me, Israel; you will not be forgotten by me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 44:21, word by word
- “Rememberזְכָרzechar
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zechar” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- are my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appears- I formed youיְצַרְתִּיyetsarti
mold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “yetsarti” appears- be forgottenתִנָּשֵׁtinashe
forget
Forget; make someone forget.
Where else “tinashe” appears
The context
20He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has led him astray, and he does not deliver his soul nor say, “Is there not falsehood in my right hand?”
21 · This verse (above)
22I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins; return to me, for I have redeemed you.”