Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 43:4
4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
Isaiah 43:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.
- New International Version (NIV)Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.
Context of Isaiah 43:4
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. 3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life. 5Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west. 6I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth—
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מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֤ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear
- Becauseמֵאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whenceH834
- you are preciousיָקַרyâqar · be preciousH3365
- and honoredכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
- in My sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- and because Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
- love youאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
- I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- in exchange for youתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
- and nationsלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
- your lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
Cross-references for Isaiah 43:4
- Exodus 19:5Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 14:2for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 26:18And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
- Deuteronomy 32:9But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- Psalms 135:4For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.
- Malachi 3:17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
- 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
- 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Jeremiah 31:3The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.
- Hosea 11:1When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
- Malachi 1:2“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
- John 16:27For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
Commentaries on Isaiah 43:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Since thou wast precious in my sight - This verse contains another reason why God would defend and deliver them. That reason was, that he had loved them as his people; and he was willing, therefore, that other people should be overcome in order that they might be saved. Thou hast been honorable - This does not refer so much to their personal character, as to the fact that they had been honored by him with being the depository of the precious truths of his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7In this promise of salvation, the Lord spoke directly to his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Since--All along from the beginning; for there was never a time when Israel was not Jehovah's people. The apodosis should be at, "I will give." "Since ever thou wast precious in My sight, honorable, and that I loved thee, I will give," &c. [Maurer]. Gesenius, as English Version, takes "Since" to mean, "Inasmuch as." If the apodosis be as in English Version, "Since thou wast precious" will refer to the time when God called His people out of Egypt…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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