Isaiah 43

1 But 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.

But now thus saith Jehovah, that created thee, O Jacob, That formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by name; thou art mine!

2 Whenever 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.

When thou passest through waters, I will be with thee; And through rivers, they shall not overflow thee; When thou walkest through fire, thou shalt not be burned, And the flame shall not consume thee.

3 For 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.

For I am Jehovah, thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy saviour. I will give Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee;

4 Since 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.

Because thou art precious in my sight, Because thou art honored, and I love thee, Therefore will I give men for thee, And nations for thy life.

5 Fear not, for I am with thee; from the east will I bring thy seed, and from the west will I gather thee.

Fear not, for I am with thee! I will bring thy children from the East, And gather thee from the West.

6 I 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;

I will say to the North, “Give them up!” And to the South, “Withhold them not! Bring my sons from afar, And my daughters from the ends of the earth;

7 Every one that is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory; whom I have formed; yea, whom I have made.

Every one that is called by my name, That I have created for my glory, That I have formed and made!”

8 Bring forward the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Bring forth the blind people, having eyes, And the deaf, having ears.

9 Let 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.

Let all the nations be gathered together, And the kingdoms be assembled! Who among them hath declared this, And can show us former predictions? Let them produce their witnesses that they are right; That men may hear, and say, It is true!

10 Ye 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.

Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, And my servant whom I have chosen, That ye may know and believe me, And understand that I am He. Before me was no god formed, And after me there shall be none.

11 I, I am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

I, I am Jehovah, And besides me there is no saviour.

12 I 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.

I have declared and have saved; I made it known, when there was no strange god among you; Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, That I am God.

13 Yea, 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?

Even from the beginning of time I have been He, And none can rescue from my hand; I undertake, and who can hinder?

14 Thus 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.

Thus saith Jehovah, Your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sakes have I sent to Babylon, And caused all her fugitives, And the Chaldeans, to descend to the ships of their delight.

15 I am the Lord, the Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

I, Jehovah, am your Holy One, The creator of Israel, your king.

16 Thus hath said the Lord, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

Thus saith Jehovah, —He that made a way in the sea, And a path in the mighty waters,

17 Who 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.

That caused the chariot and the horse, the army and the forces, to march forth; There they lay down together; they rose no more; They were extinguished; they were quenched like a torch; —

18 Remember not the former things, and ancient events regard no more.

Remember not the former things; The things of old regard no more!

19 Behold, 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.

Behold, I do a new thing; Now shall it spring forth; yea, ye shall see it. Behold, I make a way in the wilderness, And streams in the desert;

20 The 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;

The beasts of the forest shall honor me, The jackals and the ostriches; For I make rivers in the wilderness And streams in the desert, To give drink to my people, my chosen.

21 This people which I have formed for myself; my praise shall they relate.

This people, which I have formed for myself Shall make known my praise.

22 But on me hast thou not called, O Jacob; for thou art become weary of me, O Israel.

Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, So as to have wearied thyself for me, O Israel!

23 Thou 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.

Thou hast not brought me thy lambs for a burnt-offering, Nor honored me with thy sacrifices; I have not burdened thee with oblations, Nor wearied thee with incense;

24 Thou 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.

Thou hast bought me no sweet-smelling reed with silver, Neither hast thou satisfied me with the fat of thy sacrifices; With thy sins hast thou burdened me, And wearied me with thine iniquities.

25 I, it is I that blot out thy transgressions for my own sake, and thy sins I will not remember.

I, I myself, blot out thy transgressions for my own sake, And will not remember thy sins.

26 Put me in remembrance; let us plead together: relate thou, in order that thou mayest be justified.

Put me in remembrance; let us plead together; Speak that thou mayst justify thyself.

27 Thy first father did sin, and they that plead for thee transgressed against me.

Thy forefathers sinned, And thy teachers were rebellious against me;

28 Therefore do I profane the holy princes, and I give up Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

Therefore have I profaned the princes of the sanctuary, And given up Jacob to a curse, And Israel to reproach.