Isa 43 | ASV | e4.org | But 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.

‏ Isaiah 43

1 But 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. 2 When 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. 3 For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead. 4 Since thou hast been precious in my sight, ^▼▼1 and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life. ^{▼▼1) Or thou hast been honorable etc} 5 Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth; 7 every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yea, whom I have made.

8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 ^▼▼1 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; ^▼▼2 or let them hear, and say, It is truth. ^{▼▼1) Or Gather yourselves together, all ye nations 2) Or and that they may hear} 10 Ye 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 formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour. 12 I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God. 13 Yea, ^▼▼1 since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it? ^{▼▼1) Or from this day forth I etc}

14 Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down ^▼▼1 all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing. ^{▼▼1) Or as otherwise read all their nobles, even etc} 15 I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. 16 Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17 ^▼▼1 who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick): ^{▼▼1) Or who…the power: They shall lie etc} 18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 20 The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen, 21 the people which I formed for myself, ^▼▼1 that they might set forth my praise. ^{▼▼1) Or they shall set forth}

22 Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23 Thou hast not brought me of thy sheep for burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with ^▼▼1 offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense. ^{▼▼1) Or a meal-offering} 24 Thou hast bought me no ^▼▼1 sweet cane with money, neither hast thou ^▼▼2 filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened me with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. ^{▼▼1) Or calamus 2) Or satiated} 25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake; and I will not remember thy sins. 26 Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: set thou forth thy cause , that thou mayest be justified. 27 Thy first father sinned, and thy ^▼▼1 teachers have transgressed against me. ^{▼▼1) Heb interpreters} 28 Therefore I ^▼▼1 will profane the ^▼▼2 princes of the sanctuary; and I ^▼▼3 will make Jacob a ^▼▼4 curse, and Israel a reviling. ^{▼▼1) Or have profaned 2) Or holy princes 3) Or have made 4) Or devoted thing}