Yes
The Lord says in Isaiah 44:2: "Jeshurun, whom I have chosen ".
In order to have a good idea about Jeshurun, I have read 10 different versions of the Bible in addition to Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary.
In eight out of 10 versions, the Lord said:" Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
"In one version (KJV), Jeshurun is written as JesurunIn the New Living Translation Jeshurun is translated to "O dear Israel"
In the footnotes of the verse Isaiah 44:2 it is said that: Jeshurun means the upright, the straight or the honest one, that is, Israel.
"O dear" which is not present at all in the original Hebrew version.
Anyway, let us see the criteria and characters of Jeshurun or the upright, the straight, the honest "O dear" Israel that cause the Lord to Chose them:
Isaiah 44:2
In these seven version, New International Version, New American Standard Bible, English Standard Version, The Message, Holman Christian Standard Bible, Amplified Bible and New Life Version:"This is what the LORD says… Do not be afraid (Do not fear, Fear not), O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
In King James Version
Thus saith the LORD…Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
In Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah…Fear not, Jacob, my servant, and thou, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
But in New Living Translation,
You find "O dear Israel" instead of Jeshurun"The Lord who made you and helps you says: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, O dear Israel, my chosen one."
The Pronunciation of Jeshurun
J---eh--- sh - uh---r---uh-n
Jug- pet- Ship-up- rat-up-no
To conclude:
Jeshurun is found in New International Version, New American Standard Bible, English Standard Version, The Message, Holman Christian Standard Bible, Amplified Bible, New Life Version and Darby Translation Jesurun is found in King James Version O dear Israel is found in New Living Translation.
Is Jeshurun the Lord' chosen people in the Quran?
No, they are not.
The Quran declares clearly that there is no a specific nation(s) which is the Lord' people. Also, the Prophet Muhammad said that there no privileges for the Arabic over the non-Arabic and also there no privileges for the white over the black except in respect to the Lord fearing. The more you fear your Lord, the more you are close to Him.Again, in order to confuse, the Quran says in two verses [2:47 and 2:122] that Allah favored the children of Israel. This happened at the time of Pharaoh and Moses when the children of Israel were believers and fear of their Lord.
Verse 49:13 of the Noble Quran announces that:
O mankind! Allah has indeed created you male and female from Adam and Eve, and has made you nations and tribes that you may come to know one another. This means that you may acquire knowledge of the customs of one another and not to boast to one another.Truly the noblest of you in the sight of God is the most God-fearing among you.Lo! The noblest of you in the Hereafter, (in the sight of Allah) on the Day of Judgment, (is the best in conduct) in the life of the world;
Truly God is Knower, of you, Aware, of your inner thoughts. Lo! Allah is Knower of your status and lineage; Allah is Aware of your works and standing in His sight.
Verse 49:13 of the Noble Quran in different translations:
QARIB: people, we have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you might know one another. The noblest of you before Allah is the most righteous of you. Allah is the knower, the aware.
SHAKIR: O you men! surely we have created you of a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other; surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one among you most careful (of his duty); surely Allah is knowing, aware
PICKTHAL: O mankind! lo! we have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. lo! The noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is knower, aware.
YUSUFALI: O mankind! we created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. and Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).
Jeshurun is the Lord's Chosen people in the Bible and God is going to fullfill His covenant made with Abraham to David and with his people.Amidst of growing Anti-Semitism throughout the world and the Iran threatening to annihilate Israel will be doomed to its own destruction.Already we have seen a process started by UN to sanction against the Iran and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he expects the United Nations will impose a new round of sanctions against Iran for its nuclear defiance by the beginning of next month.In an appearance Thursday on a U.S. television talk show, Biden said China will agree to the sanctions.
He said the world for the first time is unified that Iran is out of line regarding its nuclear program.
China, which has close trade ties with Iran, has been reluctant to impose tough sanctions against Tehran.
U.N. diplomats are conducting closed-door negotiations on a fourth sanctions resolution against Iran for its refusal to stop enriching uranium, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
Iran says its atomic program is for peaceful purposes.
Biden also said Thursday that Israel has agreed to wait and see the potential impact of new sanctions before considering a military strike on Iran.
Israel considers Iran a threat and has not ruled out a preemptive military strike against the Islamic republic because of its nuclear program.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map."But God's Promise to Israel" is:
Bibliography:
1. Who are the Lord' People in Bible Versus Quran, – Jeshurun?
By:Prof.dr. Ibrahim Khalil
Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit, Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt.
And, President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors. Member of the Egyptian union of Writers
http://www.articlesbase.com/
2.Pronounce Names - Pronounce Jeshurun, How to pronounce Jeshurun ...
Pronunciation of Jeshurun, How to pronounce Jeshurun.
www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/jeshurun
3.Biden Expects New UN sanctions Against Iran
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