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Isaiah 43:3
3I am the Lord, your God, so I will rescue you. I am Israel's Holy God, your Saviour. I gave Egypt as the price to buy you back. I gave Ethiopia and Seba to their enemies, so that you could be free.
Isaiah 43:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
- New International Version (NIV)For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
Context of Isaiah 43:3
1Israelites, descendants of Jacob, the Lord created you, and he made you who you are. Now he says this to you: ‘Do not be afraid, I have rescued you to belong to me. I have called you by your name, so now you are mine. 2When you go through deep water, I will be with you. When you cross dangerous rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, it will not burn you. The flames will not destroy you. I am the Lord, your God, so I will rescue you. I am Israel's Holy God, your Saviour. I gave Egypt as the price to buy you back. I gave Ethiopia and Seba to their enemies, so that you could be free. 4You are very valuable to me. You are my special people, and I love you. So I will give other people to their enemies, to keep your lives safe. Other nations will pay the price, instead of you. 5I am with you, so do not be afraid. I will bring your descendants from the east. I will also bring you together from the west.
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כִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֤תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- the Holy Oneקָדוֹשׁqâdôsh qâdôsh · holyH6918
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- thy Saviourיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
- I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- thy ransomכֹּפֶרkôpher · ransomH3724
- Ethiopiaכּוּשׁkûsh · CushH3568
- and Sebaסְבָאsebâ' · SebaH5434
Cross-references for Isaiah 43:3
- Isaiah 30:11Leave this path. Get out of our way! Stop telling us about the Holy God of Israel.’
- Isaiah 41:14Do not be afraid, you Israelites, descendants of Jacob. You may seem unimportant, like a worm, but I myself will help you.’ That is what the Lord says. He is your Redeemer, the Holy God of Israel.
- Isaiah 45:15Yes, you are a God who hides yourself! You are Israel's God, our Saviour!
- Isaiah 49:26I will cause your cruel enemies to destroy themselves. There will be so much blood that it will seem like wine. They will seem like people who have become drunk. Then people everywhere will recognize that I am the Lord. They will know that I am your Saviour and your Redeemer, and I am the Mighty One of Jacob.’
- Isaiah 60:16Other nations and their kings will give you everything that you need. They will be like mothers who feed their babies with their milk. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have made you safe. You will know that I am your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- Hosea 13:4The Lord says, ‘I am the Lord your God. I brought you out from Egypt. You must not serve any other God. No one else can save you except me.
- Jude 1:25He is the only God. He is the one who saves us because of our Lord Jesus Christ. So we praise him! We say that he is very great! He rules with power and authority. This has always been true. It is true now, and it will be true for ever. Amen!
- Exodus 10:7Pharaoh's officers said to him, ‘Will you let this man bring trouble to us for ever? Allow the people to go. Then they can worship the Lord their God. Surely you understand by now that this man has destroyed Egypt!’
- 2 Chronicles 14:9A man from Ethiopia called Zerah marched out to attack Judah. He had a very big army of a million soldiers and 300 chariots. When he reached Mareshah,
- Proverbs 11:8Righteous people escape from trouble. The trouble happens to wicked people instead.
- Proverbs 21:18When trouble comes, wicked people receive the pain instead of righteous people.
Commentaries on Isaiah 43:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I gave Egypt for thy ransom - This is commonly supposed to refer to the time of Sennacherib's invasion; who, when he was just ready to fall upon Jerusalem, soon after his entering Judea, was providentially diverted from that design, and turned his arms against the Egyptians, and their allies the Cushean Arabians, with their neighbors the Sabeans, probably joined with them under Tirhakah. See Isaiah 20:1-6; and Isaiah 37:9. Or as there are some reasonable…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For I am the Lord thy God - This verse continues the statement of the reasons why he would protect them. He was Yahweh their God. He was not only the true God, but he was the God who had entered into solemn covenant with them, and who would therefore protect and defend them. The Holy One of Israel - It was one of his characteristics that he was the God of Israel. Other nations worshipped other gods. He was the God of Israel; and as it was presumed that a…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. 33. Egypt for thy ransom--Either Egypt or Israel must perish; God chose that Egypt, though so much more mighty, should be destroyed, in order that His people might be delivered; thus Egypt stood, instead of Israel, as a kind of "ransom." The Hebrew, kopher, means properly "that with which anything is overlaid," as the pitch with which the ark was overlaid; hence that which covers over sins, an atonement. Nebuchadnezzar had subdued Egypt, Ethiopia (Hebrew…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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