Verse 4

Isaiah 45:4

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have made a likeness of thee, and thou hast not known me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לְמַ֨עַן֙ עַבְדִּ֣/י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּחִירִ֑/י וָ/אֶקְרָ֤א לְ/ךָ֙ בִּ/שְׁמֶ֔/ךָ אֲכַנְּ/ךָ֖ וְ/לֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽ/נִי
English Translation
For the sake of my servant Jacob and Israel, my chosen, I have called you by your name, I have named you, though you have not known me.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 45 Context
1 Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations b... Focus ↗
2 I will go before thee, and will humble the great ones of the earth: I will break in pieces the gates... Focus ↗
3 And I will give thee hidden treasures, and the concealed riches of secret places: that thou mayest k... Focus ↗
4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have m...
5 I am the Lord, and there is none else: there is no God (Elohim), besides me: I girded thee, and thou... Focus ↗
6 That they may know who are from the rising of the sun, and they who are from the west, that there is... Focus ↗
7 I form the light, and create darkness, I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord that do all these t... Focus ↗
8 Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the just: let the earth be opened, an... Focus ↗
9 Woe to him that gainsayeth his maker, a sherd of the earthen pots: shall the clay say to him that fa... Focus ↗
10 Woe to him that saith to his father: Why begettest thou? and to the woman: Why dost thou bring forth... Focus ↗
11 Thus saith the Lord the Holy One of Israel, his maker: Ask me of things to come, concerning my child... Focus ↗
12 I made the earth: and I created man upon it: my hand stretched forth the heavens, and I have command... Focus ↗
13 I have raised him up to justice, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and let go... Focus ↗
14 Thus saith the Lord: The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and of Sabaim, men of sta... Focus ↗
15 Verily thou art a hidden God (Elohim), the God (Elohim) of Israel the saviour. Focus ↗
16 They are all confounded and ashamed: the forgers of errors are gone together into confusion. Focus ↗
17 Israel is saved in the Lord with as eternal salvation: you shall not be con- founded, and you shall... Focus ↗
18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, God (Elohim) himself that formed the earth, and ma... Focus ↗
19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I have not said to the seed of Jacob: See... Focus ↗
20 Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, ye that are saved of the Gentiles: they have... Focus ↗
21 Tell ye, and come, and consult together: who hath declared this from the beginning, who hath foretol... Focus ↗
22 Be converted to me, and you shall be saved, all ye ends of the earth: for I am God (Elohim), and the... Focus ↗
23 I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return: Focus ↗
24 For every knee shall be bowed to me, and every tongue shall swear. Focus ↗
25 Therefore shall he say: In the Lord are my justices and empire: they shall come to him, and all that... Focus ↗
26 In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and praised. Focus ↗