Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 43

1But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559—He who created youבֹּרַאֲךָ֣bo.ra.'a.KhaH1254,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and He who formed youוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have redeemed youגְאַלְתִּ֔יךָge.'al.Ti.khaH1350;I have calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121you by your nameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034;you areאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859Mine!

2Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you passתַעֲבֹ֤רta.'a.VorH5674through the watersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325,Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589will be with youאִתְּךָ־'i.te.kha-H854;and when you go through the riversוּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104,they will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808overwhelm youיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.khaH7857.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you walkתֵלֵ֤ךְte.LekhH1980throughבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,you will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be scorchedתִכָּוֶ֔הti.ka.VehH3554;the flamesוְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.VahH3852will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808set you ablazeתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197.

3Forכִּ֗יKiH3588Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589amthe LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,your Saviorמוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmo.shi.'E.khaH3467;I giveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714foryour ransomכָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.KhaH3724,Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Sebaוּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'H5434in your placeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478.

4Becauseמֵאֲשֶׁ֨רme.'a.SherH834you are preciousיָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.taH3365and honoredנִכְבַּ֖דְתָּnikh.Bad.taH3513in My sightבְעֵינַ֛יve.'ei.NaiH5869,and because Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589love youאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.khaH157,I will giveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.TenH5414menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in exchange for youתַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478and nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

5Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589am with youאִתְּךָ־'i.te.kha-H854;I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935your offspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233from the eastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217and gather youאֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃'a.ka.be.Tze.kaH6908from the westוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בu.mi.ma.'a.RavH4628.

6I will sayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559to the northלַצָּפוֹן֙la.tza.fOnH6828, ‘Give them upתֵּ֔נִיTe.niH5414!’and to the southוּלְתֵימָ֖ןu.le.tei.ManH8486, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408hold them backתִּכְלָ֑אִיtikh.La.'iH3607!’Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935My sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121from afarמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,and My daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֖יu.ve.no.TaiH1323from the endsמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776—

7everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605calledהַנִּקְרָ֣אha.nik.Ra'H7121by My nameבִשְׁמִ֔יvish.MiH8034and createdבְּרָאתִ֑יוbe.ra.TivH1254for My gloryוְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יve.likh.vo.DiH3519,whom I have indeed formedיְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־ye.tzar.Tiv 'af-H3335 H637andmadeעֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃'a.si.TivH6213.”

8Bring outהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318a peopleעַם־'am-H5971who haveיֵ֑שׁYeshH3426eyesוְעֵינַ֣יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869but are blindעִוֵּ֖ר'i.VerH5787,and who have earsוְאָזְנַ֥יִםve.'a.ze.Na.yimH241but are deafוְחֵרְשִׁ֖יםve.che.re.ShimH2795.

9Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471gatherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162and the peoplesלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816assembleוְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ve.ye.'a.se.FuH622.Whoמִ֤יmiH4310among themcan declareיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063,and proclaim to usיַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּyash.mi.'U.nuH8085the former thingsוְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתve.ri.sho.NotH7223?Let them presentיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414their witnessesעֵֽדֵיהֶם֙'e.dei.HemH5707to vindicate themוְיִצְדָּ֔קוּve.yitz.Da.kuH6663,so that others may hearוְיִשְׁמְע֖וּve.yish.me.'UH8085and sayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “It is trueאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.”

10“Youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859are My witnessesעֵדַי֙'e.DaiH5707,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “and My servantוְעַבְדִּ֖יve.'av.DiH5650whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתִּיba.Cha.re.tiH977,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may considerתֵּ֠דְעוּTe.de.'uH3045and believeוְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּve.ta.'a.Mi.nuH539Meand understandוְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ve.ta.Vi.nuH995thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am Heה֔וּאHu'H1931.Before Meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440noלֹא־lo'-H3808godאֵ֔ל'ElH410was formedנ֣וֹצַרNo.tzarH3335,and after Meוְאַחֲרַ֖יve.'a.cha.RaiH310noneלֹ֥אlo'H3808will comeיִהְיֶֽה׃ סyih.YehH1961.

11Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595,yes Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595,am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369Saviorמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467but Meמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107.

12Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595alone decreedהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046and savedוְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙ve.ho.Sha'.tiH3467and proclaimedוְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּיve.hish.Ma'.tiH8085— I,and notוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369some foreign godזָ֑רZarH2114among you.So youוְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.TemH859are My witnessesעֵדַ֛י'e.DaiH5707,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “that Iוַֽאֲנִי־va.'a.ni-H589am Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

A Way in the Wilderness

13Evenגַּם־gam-H1571from eternityמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589amHeה֔וּאHu'H1931,and noneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369can deliverמַצִּ֑ילma.TzilH5337out of My handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027.When I actאֶפְעַ֖ל'ef.'AlH6466,whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310can reverse itיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ סye.shi.Ve.nahH7725?”

14Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068your Redeemerגֹּאַלְכֶ֖םgo.'al.KhemH1350,the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “For your sakeלְמַעַנְכֶ֞םle.ma.'an.KhemH4616,I will sendשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971to Babylonבָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahH894and bring themוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יve.ho.rad.TiH3381allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605as fugitivesבָֽרִיחִים֙va.ri.ChimH1281,even the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֖יםve.khas.DimH3778,in the shipsבָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתbo.'o.ni.YotH591in which they rejoiceרִנָּתָֽם׃ri.na.TamH7440.

15Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,your Holy Oneקְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑םke.do.she.KhemH6918,the Creatorבּוֹרֵ֥אbo.Re'H1254of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andyour Kingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ סmal.ke.KhemH4428.”

16Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,who makesהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414a wayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870in the seaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220and a pathנְתִיבָֽה׃ne.ti.VahH5410through the surgingעַזִּ֖ים'a.ZimH5794watersוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325,

17who brings outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318the chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393and horsesוָס֖וּסva.SusH5483,the armiesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428and warriorsוְעִזּ֑וּזve.'i.ZuzH5808togetherיַחְדָּ֤וyach.DavH3162,to lie downיִשְׁכְּבוּ֙yish.ke.VuH7901,neverבַּל־bal-H1077to rise againיָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965;to be extinguishedדָּעֲכ֖וּda.'a.KhuH1846,snuffed outכָבֽוּ׃kha.VuH3518like a wickכַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הka.pish.TahH6594:

18“Do notאַֽל־'al-H408call to mindתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142the former thingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223;pay noאַל־'al-H408attentionתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995to the things of oldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתve.kad.mo.ni.YotH6931.

19Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I am about to doעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213something newחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319;even nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258it is comingתִצְמָ֔חtitz.MachH6779.Do you notהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808see itתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045?Indeedאַ֣ף'afH637,I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057andstreamsנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20The beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704will honor Meתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513,the jackalsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577andוּבְנ֣וֹתu.ve.NotH1323the ostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.NahH3284,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I provideנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452,to give drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248to My chosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971.

Israel’s Unfaithfulness

(Judges 2:10–15; Jeremiah 2:23–37)

21The peopleעַם־ זוּ֙'am- zuH5971 H2098I formedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335for Myselfwill declareיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סye.sa.Pe.ruH5608My praiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

22But you have notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121on Meאֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have grown wearyיָגַ֥עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021of Me,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23You have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808broughtהֵבֵ֤יאתָhe.Vei.taH935Mesheepשֵׂ֣הsehH7716for burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,nor honored Meלֹ֣א כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיlo' khi.bad.Ta.niH3513 H3808with your sacrificesוּזְבָחֶ֖יךָu.ze.va.Chei.khaH2077.I have notלֹ֤אlo'H3808burdened youהֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.'e.vad.Ti.khaH5647with offeringsבְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.ChahH4503,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808weariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaH3021you with frankincenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil.vo.NahH3828.

24You have not boughtלֹא־ קָנִ֨יתָlo'- ka.Ni.taH7069 H3808Mesweet caneקָנֶ֔הka.NehH7070with your silverבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.sefH3701,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfied Meהִרְוִיתָ֑נִיhir.vi.Ta.niH7301with the fatוְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levH2459of your sacrificesזְבָחֶ֖יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077.Butאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389you have burdened Meהֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he.'e.vad.Ta.niH5647with your sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403;you have wearied Meהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niH3021with your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771.

25Iאָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.KhiH595,yes Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595,am Heה֛וּאhu'H1931who blots outמֹחֶ֥הmo.ChehH4229your transgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588for My own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֑יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and remembersאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142your sinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָve.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403no moreלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

26Remind Meהַזְכִּירֵ֕נִיhaz.ki.Re.niH2142,let us argue the matterנִשָּׁפְטָ֖הni.sha.fe.TahH8199togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162.State your caseסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608,so thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859may be vindicatedתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663.

27Your firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sinnedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,and your spokesmenוּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָu.me.li.Tzei.khaH3887rebelledפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.

28So I will disgraceוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.LelH2490the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of your sanctuaryקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and I will devoteוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290to destructionלַחֵ֙רֶם֙la.Che.remH2764and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to reproachלְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ סle.gi.du.FimH1421.”

A Way in the Wilderness

Israel’s Unfaithfulness

(Judges 2:10–15; Jeremiah 2:23–37)

Commentaries on Isaiah 43