Ésaïe 45:4

Louis Segond

Pour l'amour de mon serviteur Jacob, Et d'Israël, mon élu, Je t'ai appelé par ton nom, Je t'ai parlé avec bienveillance, avant que tu me connusses.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Pour l'amour de Jacob mon serviteur, et d'Isra�l mon �lu; je t'ai, dis-je, appel� par ton nom, et je t'ai surnomm�, bien que tu ne me connusses point.

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Pour l'amour de Jacob, mon serviteur, et d'Isra�l, mon �lu, je t'ai appel� par ton nom et je t'ai choisi, quand tu ne me connaissais pas.

Darby's French Translation
A cause de mon serviteur Jacob, et d'Isra�l, mon �lu, je t'ai appel� par ton nom, je t'ai donn� un nom, et tu ne me connaissais pas.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jacob: Isaiah 41:8, Isaiah 41:9, Isaiah 43:3, Isaiah 43:4, Isaiah 43:14, Isaiah 44:1, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Jeremiah 50:17-20, Matthew 24:22, Mark 13:20, Romans 9:6, Romans 11:7

I have even: Isaiah 45:1, Isaiah 44:28

though: Acts 17:23, Galatians 4:8, Galatians 4:9, Ephesians 2:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 31:2 - I have Ezra 4:3 - king Cyrus Esther 2:14 - she were called Psalms 79:6 - not known Isaiah 13:3 - commanded Daniel 2:30 - but Acts 10:3 - Cornelius Colossians 3:12 - as 1 John 5:6 - by water and

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name,.... Not so much for the sake of Cyrus, and to do honour to him, was it that he so long before he was born called him by his name; but to assure the people of the Jews, the Lord's chosen people, and who were his servants, of the certainty of their deliverance, their deliverer being mentioned by name; and it was for their sakes, and not his, that he called him, and raised him up to do such great things as he did, that he might deliver them from their captivity: and it is for the sake of God's elect, whom he has chosen to holiness and happiness, to serve him, and be with him for ever, that he has called Christ, of whom Cyrus was a type, and sent him into the world, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of them:

I have surnamed thee; not only called him by his name, Cyrus, but surnamed him his "shepherd", and "his anointed", Isaiah 44:28:

though thou hast not known me; as yet not being born; and when he was, and was grown up, he was ignorant of the true God; and though, upon sight of the above prophecy, and under an immediate influence and impression, he acknowledged the God of Israel to be the God of heaven yet it does not appear that he left the Pagan idolatry; for Xenophon k relates, that when he found his end was near, he took sacrifices, and offered them to Jupiter, and the sun, and the rest of the gods; and gave them thanks for the care they had taken of him; and prayed them to grant happiness to his wife, children, friends, and country.

k Cyropaedia, l. 8. c. 45.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For Jacob my servant’s sake - (see the note at Isaiah 42:19). The statement here is, that God had raised up Cyrus on account of his own people. The sentiment is common in the Bible, that kings and nations are in the hand of God; and that he overrules and directs their actions for the accomplishment of his own purposes, and especially to protect, defend, and deliver his people (see the note at Isaiah 10:5; compare Isaiah 47:6).

I have surnamed thee - On the meaning of the word ‘surname,’ see the notes at Isaiah 44:5. The reference here is to the fact that he had appointed him to accomplish important purposes, and had designated him as his ‘shepherd’ Isaiah 44:28, and his ‘anointed’ Isaiah 45:1.

Though thou hast not known me - Before he was called to accomplish these important services, he was a stranger to Yahweh, and it was only when he should have been so signally favored of heaven, and should be made acquainted with the divine will in regard to the deliverance of his people and the rebuilding of the temple Ezra 1:1-3, that he would be acquainted with the true God.