Isaiah 43

1 And now, thus said YHWH, Your Creator, O Jacob, and your Fashioner, O Israel: Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you, I have called on your name—you [are] Mine.

But now thus saith 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, thou art Mine.

2 When you pass into waters, I [am] with you, And into floods, they do not overflow you, When you go into fire, you are not burned, And a flame does not burn against you.

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

3 For I—your God YHWH, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior, I have appointed Egypt your atonement, Cush and Seba in your stead.

For I am the LORD thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

4 Since you were precious in My eyes, You were honored, and I have loved you, And I appoint men in your stead, And peoples instead of your life.

Since thou art precious in My sight, and honourable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men for thee, and peoples for thy life.

5 Do not be afraid, for I [am] with you, I bring in your seed from the east, And I gather you from the west.

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

6 I am saying to the north, “Give up,” And to the south, “Do not restrain.” Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.

I will say to the north: 'Give up,' and to the south: 'Keep not back, bring My sons from far, and My daughters from the end of the earth;

7 Everyone who is called by My Name, Even for My glory I have created him, I have formed him, indeed, I have made him.

Every one that is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.'

8 He brought out a blind people who have eyes, And deaf ones who have ears.

The blind people that have eyes shall be brought forth, and the deaf that have ears.

9 All the nations have been gathered together, And the peoples are assembled, Who among them declares this, And causes us to hear former things? They give their witnesses, And they are declared righteous, And they hear and say, “Truth.”

All the nations are gathered together, and the peoples are assembled; who among them can declare this, and announce to us former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; and let them hear, and say: 'It is truth.'

10 You [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you know and give credence to Me, And understand that I [am] He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.

Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He; before Me there was no God formed, neither shall any be after Me.

11 I [am] YHWH, And besides Me there is no savior.

I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no saviour.

12 I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And you [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH, And I [am] God.

I have declared, and I have saved, and I have announced, and there was no strange god among you; therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God.

13 Even from the day I [am] He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who turns it back?

Yea, since the day was I am He, and there is none that can deliver out of My hand; I will work, and who can reverse it?

14 Thus said YHWH, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I have sent to Babylon for your sake, And caused bars to descend—all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song [is] in the ships.

Thus saith the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their shouting.

15 I [am] YHWH, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.”

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

16 Thus said YHWH, Who is giving a way in the sea, And a path in the strong waters.

Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

17 Who is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: “They lie down together—they do not rise, They have been extinguished, They have been quenched as flax.”

Who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power — they lie down together, they shall not rise, they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick:

18 Do not remember former things, And do not consider ancient things.

Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19 Behold, I am doing a new thing, now it springs up, Do you not know it? Indeed, I put a way in a wilderness, In a desolate place—floods.

Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

20 The beast of the field honors Me, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich, For I have given waters in a wilderness, Floods in a desolate place, To give drink to My people—My chosen.

The beasts of the field shall honour Me, the jackals and the ostriches; because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, Mine elect;

21 I have formed this people for Myself, They recount My praise.

The people which I formed for Myself, that they might tell of My praise.

22 And you have not called Me, O Jacob, For you have been wearied of Me, O Israel,

Yet thou hast not called upon Me, O Jacob, neither hast thou wearied thyself about Me, O Israel.

23 You have not brought to Me, The lamb of your burnt-offerings, And [with] your sacrifices you have not honored Me, I have not caused you to serve with a present, Nor wearied you with frankincense.

Thou hast not brought Me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honoured Me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with a meal-offering, nor wearied thee with frankincense.

24 You have not bought Me sweet cane with money, And have not filled Me [with] the fat of your sacrifices, Only—you have caused Me to serve with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Thou hast bought Me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou satisfied Me with the fat of thy sacrifices; but thou hast burdened Me with thy sins, thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.

25 I [am] He who is blotting out Your transgressions for My own sake, And I do not remember your sins.

I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy transgressions for Mine own sake; and thy sins I will not remember.

26 Cause Me to remember—we are judged together, Declare that you may be justified.

Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

27 Your first father sinned, And your interpreters transgressed against Me,

Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me.

28 And I defile princes of the sanctuary, And I give Jacob to destruction, and Israel to revilings!

Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and I have given Jacob to condemnation, and Israel to reviling.