Israel
The name Israel means “who prevails with God”
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Jacob was the younger twin son of Isaac and Rebekah. He struggled with his twin brother Esau in the womb and was born holding Esau’s heel (Genesis 25:21–26). God told Rebekah that the boys symbolized two nations and that the older son would serve the younger (Genesis 25:23).
Isaac favored Esau, who loved the outdoors, while Rebekah preferred Jacob, who enjoyed staying at home. One day, Esau came back very hungry from hunting, and Jacob traded him some red stew for his inheritance rights (Genesis 25:27–34; see Hebrews 12:16). Later, Isaac asked Esau to prepare wild game for him to eat so he could bless him (Genesis 27:1–4; compare 25:28). However, Rebekah sent Jacob to trick Isaac into giving him the blessing instead, and her plan worked (Genesis 27:5–29). Jacob's deception was soon discovered (Genesis 27:30–35). But legally, valid blessings were unchangeable promises (27:33). So Isaac gave Esau a lesser blessing (Genesis 27:36–40). Esau planned to kill Jacob (27:41). Rebekah persuaded Isaac to send Jacob to her brother Laban so Jacob could marry within the family (Genesis 27:42–46).
Isaac gave the covenant promises to Jacob and sent him to Haran (Genesis 28:1–5). On the way, God appeared to Jacob in a dream and confirmed the promises of land and descendants given to Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 28:10–15). Jacob worshiped the Lord and named the place Bethel, meaning "house of God."
In Haran, Jacob worked for his uncle Laban (Genesis 29–31). Jacob loved Laban's daughter Rachel and worked seven years to marry her. However, Laban tricked him by giving him his older daughter Leah on the wedding night. Jacob then worked another seven years for Rachel and six more years to build his own flocks (Genesis 30:25–43; see also 31:38–42). Despite many challenges, he had thirteen children and became very wealthy.
After twenty years, God told Jacob to return to Canaan (Genesis 31:3). Jacob feared Laban and his sons (Genesis 31:1–2). So, he organized his caravan and left while Laban was away (31:4–21). Laban chased after him, but God stopped him from harming Jacob (Genesis 31:22–24, 29). Instead, Laban scolded Jacob for leaving secretly and accused him of stealing his idols (Genesis 31:25–30). Jacob allowed Laban to search his tents, but the idols were not found (Genesis 31:33–35). Jacob then became angry (Genesis 31:36–42). Although their conflict was unresolved, the two men made a peace agreement (Genesis 31:43–54). The location became a lasting boundary between Israel and Aram.
Jacob now faced Esau and God. When Esau came with four hundred men, Jacob asked for God's protection and sent gifts to make peace with his brother, whom he had not seen for many years (Genesis 32:3–21). That night, in an event symbolizing his life, Jacob wrestled with a man who dislocated his hip and gave him the blessing he wanted (Genesis 32:22–32). God also changed his name to Israel, meaning "God fights."
In the morning, Jacob met Esau, and they reconciled (Genesis 33:1–11). Esau was kind and forgiving, and Jacob shared some of his blessings. Esau then returned to Seir, while Jacob continued to Canaan. In Shechem, Jacob bought land and built an altar (Genesis 33:18–20). He then moved to Bethel and removed all foreign idols from his household (Genesis 35:1–8). God reaffirmed Jacob's new name, Israel, and renewed his promises of land and descendants (Genesis 35:9–15).
Jacob favored Rachel and her son Joseph (Genesis 37:1–3). Joseph's brothers grew jealous and hated him. Joseph's dreams made them angrier (Genesis 37:4–11), so they sold him as a slave (Genesis 37:12–28). For over twenty years, Jacob thought Joseph was dead. Jacob only learned Joseph was alive after sending Benjamin to Egypt with Judah. Joseph then helped his family during the famine (Genesis 43:1–14; 45:24–28). Jacob felt renewed and moved to Egypt. He joyfully reunited with Joseph in Goshen (Genesis 46:28–30) and thrived for seventeen more years.
When Jacob was near death at age 147, he planned for his family's future. He made Joseph promise to bury him in Canaan (Genesis 47:29–31; 49:29–32). He gave Joseph’s sons his main blessing and placed Ephraim, the younger son, first (Genesis 48:1–20). He assured the family they would return to Canaan (Genesis 48:21–22). Then he blessed each of his sons and predicted the future of their descendants (Genesis 49:1–28). He died and was buried in the cave of Machpelah, accompanied by his sons and a large Egyptian procession (Genesis 49:33–50:13). His death marked the end of the patriarchal age and the start of Israel’s growth as a nation in Egypt until they returned to live in the promised land (see Exodus—Joshua).
The name "Jacob" became another name for the nation of Israel (see Numbers 23:7, 21; 24:5; Hosea 12:2). God called the nation to serve him as their ancestors did (Hosea 12:3–14). He promised Israel the same love he showed Jacob (Malachi 1:2). He also promised that a powerful leader would come from Jacob's descendants (Genesis 49:8–12; Numbers 24:17–19).
Passages for Further Study
Genesis 25:19–34; 27:1–35:29; 37:1–35; 42:1–4, 29–38; 43:1–13; 45:25–50:14; Exodus 1:1–5; Numbers 23:7–10, 20–23; 24:5–9, 17–19; Deuteronomy 26:5; Joshua 24:4, 32; Hosea 12:2–14; Malachi 1:2; John 4:5–6, 12; Acts 7:8–16; Romans 9:10–13; Hebrews 11:8–9, 20–21
Events
- Creation of all things
- Creation of Adam and Eve
- The Fall
- God curses Cain
- God decides to destroy every living thing
- God instructs Noah to build the ark
- God makes a covenant with Noah
- Abrahamic Covenant
- Sodom Destroyed
- Birth of Jacob and Esau
- Lifetime of Jacob
- Birth of Reuben
- Birth of Simeon
- Birth of Levi
- Birth of Judah
- Birth of Dan
- Birth of Naphtali
- Birth of Gad
- Birth of Asher
- Birth of Issachar
- Birth of Zebulon
- Birth of Dinah
- Birth of Joseph
- Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin
- Joseph sold to Egypt
- Joseph imprisoned
- 7 years of famine
- Joseph's brothers return to Egypt
- Death of Jacob
- Ten Commandments Given
- The Holy Spirit is promised
- Jesus ascends to Heaven
- The Holy Spirit comes
- Believers pray for boldnessc. AD 30
- Ananias and Sapphira lie to Godc. AD 30
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Alternative names
- ἸακώβJacobmeans “that supplants, undermines; the heel”
- ἸσραήλIsrael
- ἸσραηλίτηςIsrael
- יַעֲקֹבJacobmeans “that supplants, undermines; the heel”
- יִשְׂרָאֵלGod
- יִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael
- יִשְׂרְאֵלִיIsrael
- יִשְׂרְאֵלִיתIsrael
- יְשֻׁרוּןJeshurun
Mentions
Includes 926 verses that refer to Israel without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Psalm 149:3Referred to, not namedLet them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
- Proverbs 1:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThese are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
- Ecclesiastes 1:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelI, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- Song of Solomon 3:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelBehold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
- Isaiah 1:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThe ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”
- Isaiah 1:4יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelAlas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
- Isaiah 1:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelTherefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.
- Isaiah 2:3יַעֲקֹב · JacobAnd many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 2:5יַעֲקֹב · JacobCome, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
- Isaiah 2:6יַעֲקֹב · JacobFor You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.
- Isaiah 4:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelOn that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
- Isaiah 5:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelFor the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.
- Isaiah 5:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel…to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
- Isaiah 5:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelTherefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 7:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelNow in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
- Isaiah 8:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelAnd He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
- Isaiah 8:17יַעֲקֹב · JacobI will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
- Isaiah 8:18יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelHere am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
- Isaiah 9:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobThe Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.
- Isaiah 9:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelAram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 9:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelSo the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.
- Isaiah 10:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelAnd the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.
- Isaiah 10:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobOn that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 10:21יַעֲקֹב · JacobA remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God.
- Isaiah 10:22יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThough your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.
- Isaiah 11:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelHe will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
- Isaiah 11:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThere will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.
- Isaiah 12:1Referred to, not namedIn that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Isaiah 12:2Referred to, not namedSurely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 12:3Referred to, not namedWith joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
- Isaiah 12:4Referred to, not named…and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- Isaiah 12:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelCry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
- Isaiah 14:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobFor the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
- Isaiah 14:2יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThe nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.
- Isaiah 17:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThe fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Isaiah 17:4יַעֲקֹב · Jacob“In that day the splendor of Jacob will fade, and the fat of his body will waste away,
- Isaiah 17:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelYet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten—two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 17:7יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelIn that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 17:9יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelIn that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.
- Isaiah 17:10Referred to, not namedFor you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
- Isaiah 17:11Referred to, not named…though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.
- Isaiah 19:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelIn that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth.
- Isaiah 19:25יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThe LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”
- Isaiah 20:5Referred to, not namedThose who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
- Isaiah 21:10יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelO my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 21:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThe remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
- Isaiah 24:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelTherefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 27:5Referred to, not namedOr let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me—yes, let them make peace with Me.”
- Isaiah 27:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobIn the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 27:7Referred to, not namedHas the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?
- Isaiah 27:8Referred to, not namedBy warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
- Isaiah 27:9יַעֲקֹב · JacobTherefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.
- Isaiah 27:11Referred to, not namedWhen its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
- Isaiah 27:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelIn that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
- Isaiah 29:19יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThe humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 29:22יַעֲקֹב · JacobTherefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: “No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale.
- Isaiah 29:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobFor when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 30:11יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelGet out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”
- Isaiah 30:12יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelTherefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,
- Isaiah 30:13Referred to, not named…this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!
- Isaiah 30:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelFor the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
- Isaiah 30:16Referred to, not named“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- Isaiah 30:17Referred to, not namedA thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
- Isaiah 30:18Referred to, not namedTherefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Isaiah 30:29יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelYou will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
- Isaiah 31:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelWoe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- Isaiah 31:6יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelReturn to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
- Isaiah 37:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
- Isaiah 37:21יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThen Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
- Isaiah 37:23יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelWhom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Isaiah 40:27יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobWhy do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”?
- Isaiah 40:28Referred to, not namedDo you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
- Isaiah 41:8יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · Jacob“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
- Isaiah 41:9Referred to, not namedI brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.
- Isaiah 41:10Referred to, not namedDo not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 41:11Referred to, not namedBehold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
- Isaiah 41:12Referred to, not namedYou will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
- Isaiah 41:13Referred to, not namedFor I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
- Isaiah 41:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobDo not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 41:15Referred to, not namedBehold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.
- Isaiah 41:16יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelYou will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 41:17יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThe poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 41:20יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel…so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
- Isaiah 41:21יַעֲקֹב · Jacob“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.
- Isaiah 41:22Referred to, not named“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
- Isaiah 41:23Referred to, not namedTell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
- Isaiah 41:26Referred to, not namedWho has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.
- Isaiah 42:24יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobWho gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.
- Isaiah 42:25Referred to, not namedSo He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
- Isaiah 43:1יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · Israel; יַעֲקֹב · JacobBut now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
- Isaiah 43:2Referred to, not namedWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- Isaiah 43:3יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelFor I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
- Isaiah 43:4Referred to, not namedBecause you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
- Isaiah 43:5Referred to, not namedDo not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
- Isaiah 43:9Referred to, not namedAll the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
- Isaiah 43:10Referred to, not named“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
- Isaiah 43:12Referred to, not namedI alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.
- Isaiah 43:14יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelThus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
- Isaiah 43:15יִשְׂרָאֵל · God; יִשְׂרָאֵל · IsraelI am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”
- Isaiah 43:18Referred to, not named“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.