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 …

For Jacob my servant ... —The words “servant” and “elect” show that the prophet speaks of the ideal Israel, the true …

Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, …

For the sake of my servant Jacob. He shows for what purpose He would grant such happy and illustrious success to this prince. It is so tha…

For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even
called you by your name