Isaiah 43

Israel Redeemed

1But nowH6258, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559, He who is your 1CreatorH1254, JacobH3290, And He who 2formedH3335 you, IsraelH3478: “Do not 3fearH3372, for I have 4redeemedH1350 you; I have 5calledH7121 you by nameH8034; you are 6Mine!2WhenH3588 you 7passH5674 through the watersH4325, 8I will be with you; And through the riversH5104, they will not overflowH7857 you. WhenH3588 you 9walkH1980 throughH1119 the fireH784, you will not be scorchedH3554, NorH3808 will the flameH3852 burnH1197 you.3For 10I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, The HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478, your 11SaviorH3467; I have givenH5414 EgyptH4714 as your ransomH3724, 1213CushH3568 and SebaH5434 in exchangeH8478 for you.4SinceH4480H834 you areH3365 14preciousH3365 in My sightH5869, Since you are 15honoredH3513 and I 16loveH157 you, I will giveH5414 other peopleH120 inH8478 your placeH8478 and other nationsH3816 inH8478 exchangeH8478 forH8478 your lifeH5315.5Do not fearH3372, for 17I am with you; I will bringH935 18your offspringH2233 from the eastH4217, And 19gatherH6908 you from the westH4628.6I will sayH559 to the 20northH6828, ‘GiveH5414 them upH5414!’ And to the southH8486, ‘Do not holdH3607 them backH3607.’ BringH935 My 21sonsH1121 from afarH7350 And My daughtersH1323 from the 22endsH7097 of the earthH776,7EveryoneH3605 who is 23calledH7121 by My nameH8034, And whom I have 24createdH1254 for My 25gloryH3519, 26Whom I have formedH3335, evenH637 whom I have madeH6213.”

Israel Is God’s Witness

8BringH3318 outH3318 the peopleH5971 whoH5787 are 27blindH5787, even though they haveH3426 eyesH5869, And those who are deafH2795, even though they have earsH241.9AllH3605 the nationsH1471 have 28gatheredH6908 togetherH3164 So that the peoplesH3816 may be assembledH622. WhoH4310 among them can 29declareH5046 thisH2088 And proclaimH8085 to us the formerH7223 thingsH7223? Let them presentH5414 30their witnessesH5707 so 31that they may be justifiedH6663, Or let them hearH8085 and sayH559, “It is trueH571.”10“You are 32My witnessesH5707,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “And 33My servantH5650 whomH834 I have chosenH977, So that you may knowH3045 and believeH539 Me And understandH995 that 34I am He. 35BeforeH6440 Me there was noH3808 GodH410 formedH3335, And there will be noneH3808 afterH310 Me.11I, only I, am the LordH3068, And thereH369 isH369 noH369 36saviorH3467 37besidesH4480H1107 Me.12It is I who have declaredH5046 and savedH3467 and proclaimedH8085, And thereH369 wasH369 noH369 38strangeH2114 god among you; So you are My witnessesH5707,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “And I am GodH410.13EvenH1571 3940from eternityH3117 41I am He, And thereH369 isH369 42noH369 oneH369 who can rescueH5337 from My handH3027; 43I actH6466, and whoH4310 can reverseH7725 it?”

Babylon to Be Destroyed

14ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 your 44RedeemerH1350, the HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478 saysH559: “For your sakeH4616 I have sentH7971 to BabylonH894, And will bringH3381 them allH3605 downH3381 as fugitivesH1281, 45Even the 46ChaldeansH3778, into the 47shipsH591 48over which they rejoiceH7440.15I am the LordH3068, your HolyH6918 OneH6918, 49The CreatorH1254 of IsraelH3478, your 50KingH4428.” 16ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559, He who 51makesH5414 a wayH1870 through the seaH3220 And a pathH5410 through the mightyH5794 watersH4325,17Who bringsH3318 outH3318 the 52chariotH7393 and the horseH5483, The armyH2428 and the mightyH5808 manH5808 (They will lieH7901 downH7901 togetherH3164 and not riseH6965 again; They have been 53extinguishedH3518, and have goneH3518 outH3518 like a wickH6594):18“54Do not callH2142 toH2142 mindH2142 the formerH7223 thingsH7223, Or considerH995 thingsH6931 of the pastH6931.19BeholdH2009, I am going to doH6213 somethingH2319 55newH2319, NowH6258 it will springH6779 upH6779; Will you not beH3045 awareH3045 of it? I will evenH637 56makeH7760 a roadwayH1870 in the wildernessH4057, RiversH5104 in the desertH3452.20The animalsH2421 of the fieldH7704 will glorifyH3513 Me, The 57jackalsH8565 and the ostrichesH3284, BecauseH3588 I have 58givenH5414 watersH4325 in the wildernessH4057 And riversH5104 in the desertH3452, To giveH8248 drinkH8248 to My chosenH972 peopleH5971.21The peopleH5971 whomH2098 59I formedH3335 for Myself 60Will declareH5608 My praiseH8416.

The Shortcomings of Israel

22“Yet you have not calledH7121 on Me, JacobH3290; But you have becomeH3021 61wearyH3021 of Me, IsraelH3478.23You have 62not broughtH935 to Me the sheepH7716 of your burntH5930 offeringsH5930, NorH3808 have you 63honoredH3513 Me with your sacrificesH2077. I have not 64burdenedH5647 you with 65offeringsH4503, NorH3808 weariedH3021 you with 66incenseH3828.24You have not boughtH7069 Me 6768sweetH7070 caneH7070 with moneyH3701, NorH3808 have you satisfiedH7301 Me with the fatH2459 of your sacrificesH2077; RatherH389, you have burdenedH5647 Me with your sinsH2403, You have 69weariedH3021 Me with your wrongdoingsH5771.

25“I, I alone, am the one who 70wipesH4229 outH4229 your wrongdoingsH6588 71for My own sakeH4616, And I will 72not rememberH2142 your sinsH2403.2673MeetH2142 Me inH2142 courtH2142, 74let’s argueH8199 our caseH8199 togetherH3162; StateH5608 your cause, 75soH4616 thatH4616 you may be provedH6663 rightH6663.27Your 76firstH7223 77forefatherH1 sinnedH2398, And your 7879spokesmenH3917 have rebelledH6586 against Me.28So I will profaneH2490 the 80officialsH8269 of the sanctuaryH6944, And I will turnH5414 JacobH3290 overH5414 to 81destructionH2764 and IsraelH3478 to 82abuseH1421.