O Israel. Some codices, with one early printed edition (Rabbinic, 1517), read "And Israel", The reference is to Genesis 32:26.
not be forgotten. Because of being the "everlasting Nation" (Isaiah 44:7).
Related Commentaries of Isaiah 44:21
Isaiah 44:21
21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.