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44 ‘Israelites, Jacob's descendants, listen to me!
I have chosen you to be my servant.’

The Lord created you. Before you were born, he was already taking care of you. He will continue to help you. He says to you,

‘Do not be afraid, my servant, Jacob.
    I call you “Jeshurun”,
    and I have chosen you to belong to me.
I will pour water onto land that is thirsty.
    I will pour streams of water on the dry ground.
I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants,
    and I will bless them.

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Israel the Chosen

44 “But now listen, Jacob, my servant,(A)
    Israel, whom I have chosen.(B)
This is what the Lord says—
    he who made(C) you, who formed you in the womb,(D)
    and who will help(E) you:
Do not be afraid,(F) Jacob, my servant,(G)
    Jeshurun,[a](H) whom I have chosen.
For I will pour water(I) on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;(J)
I will pour out my Spirit(K) on your offspring,
    and my blessing(L) on your descendants.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:2 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.