Isaiah 43:4

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 through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. 3For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life. 5Do not fear, 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,

Isaiah 43:4 word by word

מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֤ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Sinceמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• Sinceמֵאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whenceH834
• you areיָקַרyâqar · be preciousH3365
• in My sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• honoredכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• peopleאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• inתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• nationsלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• your lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:4

• Exodus 19:5Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;
• Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 14:2For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
• Deuteronomy 26:18And the Lord has today declared you to be His people, His personal possession, just as He promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments;
• Deuteronomy 32:9For the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.
• Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His own possession.
• Malachi 3:17“And they will be Mine,” says the Lord of armies, “on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will have compassion for them just as a man has compassion for 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, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
• Genesis 12:2And I will make you into a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing;
• Psalms 112:9He has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted in honor.
• John 5:44How can you believe, when you accept glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• Jeremiah 31:3The Lord appeared to him long ago, saying, “I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you out with kindness.
• Hosea 11:1When Israel was a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.
• Malachi 1:2“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was Esau not Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob;
• John 16:27for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

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