4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.


In Context

1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut;

2 I will go before thee, and make the rugged places plain: I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

3 and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD, which call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.

4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

5 I am the LORD, and there is none else; beside me there is no God: I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me:

6 that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me: I am the LORD, and there is none else.

Isaiah 45:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

45:4For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

45:4For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

45:4For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have made a likeness of thee, and thou hast not known me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

45:4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

45:4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have called thee by thy name; I surnamed thee, though thou didst not know me;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

45:4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

45:4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name. I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

45:4For the sake of my servant Jacob, And of Israel My chosen, I call also thee by thy name, I surname thee, And thou hast not known Me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

45:4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel my elect, I have even called you by your name: I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.