New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 43:1-5

1But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559, He who is yourCreatorבֹּרַאֲךָ֣bo.ra.'a.KhaH1254,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, And He whoformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335you, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “Do notfearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372, for I haveredeemedגְאַלְתִּ֔יךָge.'al.Ti.khaH1350you; I havecalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121you by nameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034; you are Mine!

2Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588youpassתַעֲבֹ֤רta.'a.VorH5674through the watersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325, I will be with you;And through the riversוּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104,they will not overflowיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.khaH7857you.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588youwalkתֵלֵ֤ךְte.LekhH1980throughבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,you will not be scorchedתִכָּוֶ֔הti.ka.VehH3554,NorH3808will the flameוְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.VahH3852burnתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197you.

3ForI am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,The Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, yourSaviorמוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmo.shi.'E.khaH3467;I have givenנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714as your ransomכָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.KhaH3724,Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Sebaוּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'H5434in exchangeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478for you.

4Sinceמֵאֲשֶׁ֨רme.'a.SherH4480 H834you areH3365preciousיָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.taH3365in My sightבְעֵינַ֛יve.'ei.NaiH5869, Since you arehonoredנִכְבַּ֖דְתָּnikh.Bad.taH3513and Iloveאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.khaH157you,I will giveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.TenH5414otherpeopleאָדָם֙'a.DamH120inH8478your placeH8478and othernationsוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816inH8478exchangeH8478forH8478your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

5Do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372, for I am with you;I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935your offspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233from the eastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217, Andgatherאֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃'a.ka.be.Tze.kaH6908you from the westוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בu.mi.ma.'a.RavH4628.

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