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 says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and he that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are 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 you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle on you.

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 your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you.

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 you were precious in my sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you: therefore will I give men for you, and people for your 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 you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you 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 ends 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.

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.

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

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, 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.”

Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or 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.

You are my witnesses, says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there 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 savior.

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 have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, says the LORD, that 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?

Yes, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let 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 says the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

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 says the LORD, which makes 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.”

Which brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as wick.

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

Remember you 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 it shall spring forth; shall you 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 beast of the field shall honor me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

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

This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise.

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

But you have not called on me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of 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.

You have not brought me the small cattle of your burnt offerings; neither have you honored me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with an offering, nor wearied you with incense.

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.

You have bought me no sweet cane with money, neither have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices: but you have made me to serve with your sins, you have wearied me with your 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 blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and will not remember your sins.

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

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare you, that you may be justified.

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

Your first father has sinned, and your teachers 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 have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.