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Isaiah 44:1

וְעַתָּ֥ה
ʻattâh
and — at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
שְׁמַ֖ע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
יַעֲקֹ֣ב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
עַבְדִּ֑י
ʻebed
a servant
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
and — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
בָּחַ֥רְתִּי
bâchar
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
בֽוֹ
be-
in/with/by him/his/it
Isaiah 44:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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“But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:
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This chapter pairs Israel's identity as chosen servant directly against the idol-satire that follows - true worship contrasted with the absurdity of worshiping what your own hands built.

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“But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:
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