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"People of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. Israel, do not be terrified. I will bring you safely out of a place far away. I will bring your children back from the land where they were taken. Your people will have peace and security again. And no one will make them afraid.
Reference
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: φόβος (phóbos)
alarm or fright
Hebrew: zâchal
to crawl; by implication, to fear
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: θεράπων (therápōn)
a menial attendant (as if cherishing)
Hebrew: ʻăbad
a servant
Greek: Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl)
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: περιοχή (periochḗ)
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
Hebrew: ʻômed
a spot (as being fixed)
Greek: πόῤῥω (pórrhō)
forwards, i.e. at a distance
Hebrew: rachîyq
{remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)}
Greek: ἔξω (éxō)
out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀποφέρω (apophérō)
to bear off (literally or relatively)
Hebrew: gûwz
properly, to shear off; but used only in the (figuratively) sense of passing rapidly
Greek: νῶτος (nōtos)
the back
Hebrew: gab
the back (as rounded); by analogy, the top or rim, a boss, a vault, arch of eye, bulwarks, etc.
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ποῦ (poû)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
Hebrew: ʼayêh
where?
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: shᵉlâm
prosperity
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: πάλιν (pálin)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
Hebrew: gam
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Hebrew: chârêd
fearful; also reverential
Parallel theme
Isaiah 43:5
Jeremiah 29:14
Isaiah 44:2
Jeremiah 32:37
References Israel
Isaiah 43:1
Jeremiah 50:19
Amos 9:14
Ezekiel 39:25
Salvation
Jeremiah 33:16
Jeremiah 23:6
Verse Explanation
The message turns toward Jacob, telling the people not to be afraid because God will eventually save the remnant of His people even though they have been scattered among distant nations.
History
6th century BC: The Judeans were scattered through exile and migration after Babylon's conquest.