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Isaiah 44:5 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 44 · verse 5
One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.Isaiah 44:5 · King James Version
Isaiah 44:5 in context
3For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
4And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
5One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- subscribekâthabto grave, by implication, to writeH3789 →
- surnamekânâhto address by an additional nameH3655 →
- LORD'SYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- JacobYaʻăqôbJaakob, the Israelitish patriarchH3290 →
- callqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
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Two great truths are abundantly made out in these verses: - I. That the people of God are a happy people, especially upon account of the covenant that is between them and God. The people of Israel were so as a figure of the gospel Israel. Three things complete their happiness: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8