Isaiah 41:9
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 41:2, God calls Cyrus from the east—the calling of Israel from the ends of the earth parallels that action.
In Isaiah 44:21, God calls Israel 'my servant' and says 'you will not be forgotten' — directly echoing Isaiah 41:9's 'my servant' and 'not cast off'.
Isaiah 45:4 calls Jacob 'my servant' and Israel 'my chosen' — the same titles and divine choice as Isaiah 41:9.
In Revelation 5:9, the redeemed are from every tribe and nation, matching the call from earth's farthest corners.
In Deuteronomy 7:7, God's choice of Israel is based on love, not numbers, reinforcing the theme of undeserved divine selection.
In Joshua 24:2-4, God recounts taking Abraham from beyond the Euphrates—the same historical calling being referenced.
In Nehemiah 9:7, the prayer recalls God choosing Abram and bringing him out of Ur—directly paralleling that calling.
In Luke 13:29, people come from all directions to God's kingdom, echoing the gathering from the ends of the earth in Isaiah.
Ezekiel 20:5 says 'I chose Israel' and swore to them in Egypt — directly parallel to Isaiah 41:9's 'I have chosen you' and 'took from ends of earth'.
Romans 11:28 affirms that Israel remains beloved for the sake of the forefathers, reinforcing the 'not cast off' promise here despite Israel's current unbelief.
Acts 13:17 reiterates God's choice of Israel and their deliverance from Egypt, directly paralleling the election and calling theme of this verse.
Malachi 1:2 expresses God's elective love for Jacob, paralleling the choice and not-cast-off theme here, grounding Israel's privilege in God's sovereign love.
In Genesis 12:1, God calls Abram from his homeland — the same sovereign calling applied to Israel in Isaiah 41:9.
In Deuteronomy 4:37, God's love for fathers, choosing their offspring, and bringing them out of Egypt parallels Isaiah 41:9's choosing and deliverance.
In 1 Corinthians 1:26-29, God chooses the lowly and foolish, extending the principle of divine choice to the unlikely.
Zechariah 2:12 echoes the same 'chosen' language, with God inheriting Judah and again choosing Jerusalem, reinforcing Israel's special status.
In Psalm 107:2, the redeemed are called to tell their story as God gathers them from distant lands—similar to God taking Israel from ends of the earth.
In James 2:5, God chooses the poor to be rich in faith, similar to the undeserved and gracious choice in Isaiah.