But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
But thou, Israel, art my servant - Contrast between the idolatrous nations whom God will destroy by Cyrus, and Israel, whom God will deliver by the same man for their forefathers' sake.
My servant - so termed as being chosen by God to worship Him themselves, and to lead other peoples to do the same (Isaiah 45:4).
Jacob whom I have chosen - (Psalms 135:4.)
The seed of Abraham my friend - Hebrew, 'ohªbiy (H157); Chaldaic, 'my beloved;' the Septuagint and Arabic, 'whom I loved.'