Isaiah 43

1 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!

And now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, and called thee by thy name: thou art mine.

2 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.

When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee:

3 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;

For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I have given Egypt for thy atonement, Ethiopia and Saba for thee.

4 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.

Since thou becamest honourable in my eyes, thou art glorious: I have loved thee, and I will give men for thee, and people for thy life.

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

I will say to the north: Give up: and to the south: Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.

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

And every one that calleth upon my name, I have created him for my glory, I have formed him, and made him.

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

Bring forth the people that are blind, and have eyes: that are deaf, and have ears.

9 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!

All the nations are assembled together, and the tribes are gathered: who among you can declare this, and shall make us hear the former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, let them be justified, and hear, and say: It is truth.

10 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.

You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know, and believe me, and understand that I myself am. Before me there was no God formed, and after me there shall be none.

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

I am, I am the Lord: and there is no saviour besides me.

12 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.

I have declared, and have saved. I have made it heard, and there was no strange one among you. You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and I am God.

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

And from the beginning I am the same, and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall turn it away?

14 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.

Thus saith the Lord your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their bars, and the Chaldeans glorying in their ships.

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

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

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

Thus saith the Lord, who made a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters.

17 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; —

Who brought forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the strong: they lay down to sleep together, and they shall not rise again: they are broken as flax, and are extinct.

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

Remember not former things, and look not on things of old.

19 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;

Behold I do new things, and now they shall spring forth, verily you shall know them: I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

20 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.

The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the ostriches: because I have given waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, to my chosen.

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

This people have I formed for myself, they shall shew forth my praise.

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

But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, neither hast thou laboured about me, O Israel.

23 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;

Thou hast not offered me the ram of thy holocaust, nor hast thou glorified me with thy victims: I have not caused thee to serve with oblations, nor wearied thee with incense.

24 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.

Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy victims. But thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thy iniquities.

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

I am, I am he that blot out thy iniquities for my own sake, and I will not remember thy sins.

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

Put me in remembrance, and let us plead together: tell if thou hast any thing to justify thyself.

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

Thy brat father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

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

And I have profaned the holy princes, I have given Jacob to slaughter, and Israel to reproach.