Yesaya 41:8

The Lord Encourages His People

41:8 “You, my servant Israel,

Jacob whom I have chosen,

offspring of Abraham my friend, ¹ 

Yesaya 43:10

43:10 You are my witnesses,” says the Lord,

“my servant whom I have chosen,

so that you may consider ²  and believe in me,

and understand that I am he.

No god was formed before me,

and none will outlive me. ³ 

[41:8]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “covenantal partner” (see 1 Kgs 5:15 HT [5:1 ET]; 2 Chr 20:7).

[43:10]  ² tn Or “know” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[43:10]  ³ tn Heb “and after me, there will not be”; NASB “there will be none after Me.”