Isaiah 43
43
1But now thus saith Jehovah, that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3For I am Jehovah thy God#GodHebrew: Elohim the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee; and I will give men for thee, and peoples for thy life. 5Fear not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory: I have formed him, yea, I have made him.
8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them declareth this, or causeth us to hear former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 10Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am HE: before me there was no ·God#GodHebrew: El formed, neither shall there be after me. 11I, I am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour. 12It is I that have declared, and have saved, and have shewed, when there was no strange god among you; and ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, that I am ·God#GodHebrew: El 13Yea, since the day was, I am HE, and there is none that delivereth out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it?
14Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought all of them down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 15I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. 16Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters, 17who bringeth forth chariot and horse, army and power — they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as tow: 18— Remember not the former things, neither consider the ancient things: 19behold, I do a new thing; now it shall spring forth: shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the waste. 20The beast of the field shall glorify me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I will give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the waste, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21This people have I formed for myself: they shall shew forth my praise.
22— But thou hast not called upon me, Jacob; for thou hast been weary of me, O Israel: 23thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings, neither hast thou glorified me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to toil with an oblation, nor wearied thee with incense. 24Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast made me to toil with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 25— I, I am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and I will not remember thy sins. 26Put me in remembrance, let us plead together; rehearse thine own cause, that thou mayest be justified. 27Thy first father hath sinned, and thy mediators have rebelled against me. 28And I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the ban, and Israel to reproaches.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Isaiah 43
43
Restoration of Israel
1Now this is what the Lord says —
the One who created you, Jacob,
and the One who formed you, Israel # Is 43:7,15,21; 44:2,21,24 —
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; # Is 44:22-23; 48:20
I have called you by your name; you are Mine. # Gn 32:28; Is 45:3-4
2I will be with you # Dt 31:6,8,23; Jos 1:5; 3:7; Jr 1:8; 30:11; 46:28
when you pass through the waters, # Ps 66:12; Is 8:7-8
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not overwhelm you.
You will not be scorched
when you walk through the fire, # Is 29:6; 30:27-29; Dn 3:25,27
and the flame will not burn you.
3For I Yahweh your God, # Ex 20:2; Is 41:13
the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior, # Is 19:20; 43:11; 45:15,21; 49:26; 60:16; 63:8
give Egypt as a ransom for you,
Cush and Seba in your place.
4Because you are precious in My sight # 2Kg 1:13-14; Ps 36:7; 72:14; Pr 3:15; Is 28:16
and honored, and I love you, # Is 63:9
I will give people in exchange for you
and nations instead of your life.
5Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east, # Is 41:8; 61:9
and gather you from the west. # Is 49:12
6I will say to the north: Give them up!
and to the south: Do not hold them back!
Bring My sons from far away, # 2Co 6:18
and My daughters from the ends of the earth # Is 45:22 —
7everyone called by My name
and created for My glory.
I have formed him; indeed, I have made him.”
8Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes, # Is 6:9; 42:19; Ezk 12:2
and are deaf, yet have ears.
9All the nations are gathered together,
and the peoples are assembled. # Is 34:1; 41:1
Who among them can declare this, # Is 41:22-23,26
and tell us the former things?
Let them present their witnesses
to vindicate themselves,
so that people may hear and say, “It is true.”
10“You are My witnesses” # Is 44:8; Ac 1:8 —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
“and My servant whom I have chosen, # Is 41:8
so that you may know and believe Me
and understand that I am He. # Is 41:4
No god was formed before Me,
and there will be none after Me. # Is 44:6,8; 45:5-6
11I, I am Yahweh,
and there is no other Savior but Me. # Is 43:3; 45:21; Hs 13:4
12I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed —
and not some foreign god # Lit not a foreigner among you.
So you are My witnesses” —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
“and # Or that I am God. # Ps 46:10; 50:7; Is 45:22; 46:9
13Also, from today on I am He alone,
and none can deliver from My hand. # Dt 32:39; Jn 10:28-29
I act, and who can reverse it? ” # Jb 9:12; Is 14:27
God’s Deliverance of Rebellious Israel
14This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, # Jb 19:25; Ps 19:14; 78:35; Pr 23:11; Is 41:14; Jr 50:34 the Holy One of Israel # Is 1:4 says:
Because of you, I will send to Babylon
and bring all of them as fugitives, # Or will break down all their bars
even the Chaldeans # Is 23:13 in the ships in which they rejoice. # Hb obscure
15I am Yahweh, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.
16This is what the Lord says —
who makes a way in the sea,
and a path through surging waters, # Ex 14:21-22; Ps 77:19; Is 11:15; 44:27; 50:2; 51:10; 63:11-12
17who brings out the chariot and horse, # Ex 15:19
the army and the mighty one together
(they lie down, they do not rise again;
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick # Ps 118:12; Is 1:31) —
18“Do not remember the past events,
pay no attention to things of old. # Is 65:17; Jr 23:7
19Look, I am about to do something new; # Is 42:9; 48:6; 2Co 5:17
even now it is coming. Do you not see it?
Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, # Ex 17:6; Nm 20:11; Dt 8:15; Ps 78:16; Is 35:1,6; 41:18-19; 49:10; 51:3
rivers # DSS read paths in the desert.
20The animals of the field will honor Me,
jackals and ostriches,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert, # Is 41:17-18; 48:21
to give drink to My chosen people.
21The people I formed for Myself
will declare My praise. # Ps 102:18; Is 42:12; Lk 1:74-75; 1Pt 2:9
22“But Jacob, you have not called on Me,
because, Israel, you have become weary of Me. # Mc 6:3; Mal 1:13; 3:14
23You have not brought Me your sheep for burnt offerings
or honored Me with your sacrifices. # Zch 7:5-6; Mal 1:6-8
I have not burdened you with offerings
or wearied you with incense. # With demands for offerings and incense
24You have not bought Me aromatic cane with silver,
or satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened Me with your sins;
you have wearied Me # Ps 95:10; Is 1:14; 7:13; Ezk 6:9; Mal 2:17 with your iniquities. # Is 13:11
25“It is I who sweep away your transgressions # Is 44:22; 55:7; Jr 50:20; Heb 2:17
for My own sake # Is 37:35; 48:9,11; Ezk 36:22
and remember your sins no more. # Is 38:17; Jr 31:34; Mk 2:7
26Take Me to court; let us argue our case together. # Is 1:18; 41:1; 50:8
State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
27Your first father sinned, # Is 51:2; Ezk 16:3
and your mediators have rebelled against Me. # Is 9:15; 28:7; 29:10; Jr 5:31
28So I defiled the officers of the sanctuary,
and set Jacob apart for destruction # Is 24:6; 34:5; Jr 24:9; Dn 9:11; Zch 8:13
and Israel for abuse.
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