Isaiah 43 — ILT
43Verse 1But now thus hath said the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not; for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; mine art thou.Verse 2Whenever thou passest through the waters, I am with thee; and through the rivers,—they shall not overflow thee: whenever thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be scorched; neither shall the flame burn on thee.Verse 3For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt for thy ransom, Cush and Seba in place of thee.Verse 4Since thou art precious in my eyes, art honorable, and I indeed do love thee: therefore will I give men in place of thee, and nations instead of thy soul.Verse 5Fear not, for I am with thee; from the east will I bring thy seed, and from the west will I gather thee.Verse 6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Withhold not: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;Verse 7Every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory; whom I have formed; yea, whom I have made.Verse 8Bring forward the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.Verse 9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can announce this? and cause us to hear former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.Verse 10Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: in order that ye may know and believe me, and understand, that I am he; before me there was no god formed, and after me there will be none.Verse 11I, I am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.Verse 12I myself have announced it, and I have saved, and I have let it be heard, and there was no strange [god] among you; and ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and I am God.Verse 13Yea, from the [first] day am I he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: if I will work, is there one that can hinder it?Verse 14Thus hath said the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, For your sake did I send to Babylon, and in swift vessels brought I them all down, and the Chaldeans, in the ships of their joyful song.Verse 15I am the Lord, the Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.Verse 16Thus hath said the Lord, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;Verse 17Who bringeth forth chariot and horse, army and power: together shall they lie down, they shall not rise up again; they are extinct, like a wick are they quenched.Verse 18Remember not the former things, and ancient events regard no more.Verse 19Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; will ye not acknowledge it? I will even make in the wilderness a way, and in the desert rivers.Verse 20The beasts of the field shall honor me, the monsters and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my elect;Verse 21This people which I have formed for myself; my praise shall they relate.Verse 22But on me hast thou not called, O Jacob; for thou art become weary of me, O Israel.Verse 23Thou hast not brought unto me the lamb of thy burnt-offerings; and with thy sacrifices hast thou not honored me: I have not troubled thee with meat-offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense.Verse 24Thou hast not bought for me sweet cane, and with the fat of thy sacrifices hast thou not satisfied me; but thou hast troubled me with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities.Verse 25I, it is I that blot out thy transgressions for my own sake, and thy sins I will not remember.Verse 26Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: relate thou, in order that thou mayest be justified.Verse 27Thy first father did sin, and they that plead for thee transgressed against me.Verse 28Therefore do I profane the holy princes, and I give up Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.