Isaiah 44:2 Cross References

Isaiah 44:2

2: The LORD who made you and helps you says: O Jacob, my servant, do not be afraid. O Israel, my chosen one, do not fear.

"I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world."

But now, O Israel, the LORD who created you says: "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.

"Listen to me, all you who are left in Israel. I created you and have cared for you since before you were born.
I will be your God throughout your lifetime--until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.

All who claim me as their God will come, for I have made them for my glory. It was I who created them."

The LORD, your Redeemer and Creator, says: "I am the LORD, who made all things. I alone stretched out the heavens. By myself I made the earth and everything in it.

Listen to me, all of you in far-off lands! The LORD called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name.

Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.

Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.

When you were born, no one cared about you. Your umbilical cord was left uncut, and you were never washed, rubbed with salt, and dressed in warm clothing.
No one had the slightest interest in you; no one pitied you or cared for you. On the day you were born, you were dumped in a field and left to die, unwanted.
"But I came by and saw you there, helplessly kicking about in your own blood. As you lay there, I said, `Live!'
And I helped you to thrive like a plant in the field. You grew up and became a beautiful jewel. Your breasts became full, and your hair grew, though you were still naked.
And when I passed by and saw you again, you were old enough to be married. So I wrapped my cloak around you to cover your nakedness and declared my marriage vows. I made a covenant with you, says the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.

And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory.

Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother's womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!

I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world.

"So don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.

We know that God loves you, dear brothers and sisters, and that he chose you to be his own people.

"Pay attention, O Israel, for you are my servant. I, the LORD, made you, and I will not forget to help you.

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.

God himself lives in that city; it cannot be destroyed. God will protect it at the break of day.

Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: When I chose Israel and revealed myself to her in Egypt, I swore that I, the LORD, would be her God.
I promised that I would bring her and her descendants out of Egypt to a land I had discovered and explored for them--a good land, a land flowing with milk and honey, the best of all lands anywhere.
Then I said to them, `Each of you, get rid of your idols. Do not defile yourselves with the Egyptian gods, for I am the LORD your God.'
"But they rebelled against me and would not listen. They did not get rid of their idols or forsake the gods of Egypt. Then I threatened to pour out my fury on them to satisfy my anger while they were still in Egypt.
But I didn't do it, for I acted to protect the honor of my name. That way the surrounding nations wouldn't be able to laugh at Israel's God, who had promised to deliver his people.

"Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will gather you and your children from east and west

Despised though you are, O Israel, don't be afraid, for I will help you. I am the LORD, your Redeemer. I am the Holy One of Israel.'

But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

The LORD became king in Israel--when the leaders of the people assembled, when the tribes of Israel gathered."

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