Isaiah 43

1 But now this is what Yahweh says, he who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: “Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name, you are mine.

and now thus to say LORD to create you Jacob and to form: formed you Israel not to fear for to redeem: redeem you to call: call to in/on/with name your to/for me you(m. s.)

2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire you will not be burned, and the flames will not destroy you.

for to pass in/on/with water with you I and in/on/with river not to overflow you for to go: walk in/at/by fire not to burn and flame not to burn: burn in/on/with you

3 For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.

for I LORD God your holy Israel to save you to give: give ransom your Egypt Cush and Seba underneath: instead you

4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, I love you; therefore I will give people in exchange for you, and other peoples in exchange for your life.

from whence be precious in/on/with eye my to honor: honour and I to love: lover you and to give: give man underneath: instead you and people underneath: instead soul: life your

5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.

not to fear for with you I from east to come (in): bring seed: children your and from west to gather you

6 I will say to the north, 'Hand them over;' and to the south, 'Do not hold any back;' Bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,

to say to/for north to give: give and to/for south not to restrain to come (in): bring son: child my from distant and daughter my from end [the] land: country/planet

7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.

all [the] to call: call by in/on/with name my and to/for glory my to create him to form: formed him also to make him

8 Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, and the deaf, even though they have ears.

to come out: send people blind and eye there and deaf and ear to/for them

9 All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them could have declared this and announced to us earlier events? Let them bring their witnesses to prove themselves right, let them listen and affirm, 'It is true.'

all [the] nation to gather together and to gather people who? in/on/with them to tell this and first: previous to hear: proclaim us to give: give witness their and to justify and to hear: hear and to say truth: true

10 You are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe in me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no god formed, and there will be none after me.

you(m. p.) witness my utterance LORD and servant/slave my which to choose because to know and be faithful to/for me and to understand for I he/she/it to/for face: before my not to form: formed god and after me not to be

11 I, I am Yahweh, and there is no savior but me.

I I LORD and nothing from beside me to save

12 I have declared, saved, and proclaimed, and there is no other god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “I am God.

I to tell and to save and to hear: proclaim and nothing in/on/with you be a stranger and you(m. p.) witness my utterance LORD and I God

13 From this day on I am he, and no one can rescue anyone from my hand. I act, and who can turn it back?”

also from day: today I he/she/it and nothing from hand: power my to rescue to work and who? to return: turn back her

14 This is what Yahweh says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I send to Babylon and lead them all down as fugitives, turning the Babylonians' expressions of joy into songs of lamentation.

thus to say LORD to redeem: redeem your holy Israel because you to send: depart Babylon [to] and to go down fleeing all their and Chaldea in/on/with fleet cry their

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

I LORD holy your to create Israel king your

16 This is what Yahweh says (who opened a way through the sea and a path in the mighty waters,

thus to say LORD [the] to give: make in/on/with sea way: journey and in/on/with water strong path

17 who led out the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty host. They fell down together; they will never rise again; they are extinguished, quenched like a burning wick.)

[the] to come out: send chariot and horse strength: soldiers and mighty together to lie down: lay down not to arise: rise to put out like/as flax to quench

18 “Do not think about these former things, nor consider the things of long ago.

not to remember first: previous and eastern: older not to understand

19 Look, I am about to do a new thing; now it begins to happen; do you not perceive it? I will make a road in the desert and streams of water in the wilderness.

look! I to make: do new now to spring not to know her also to set: make in/on/with wilderness way: road in/on/with wilderness river

20 The wild animals of the field will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I give water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, for my chosen people to drink,

to honor: honour me living thing [the] land: wildlife jackal and daughter ostrich for to give: give in/on/with wilderness water river in/on/with wilderness to/for to water: drink people my chosen my

21 this people whom I formed for myself, that they might recount my praises.

people this to form: formed to/for me praise my to recount

22 But you have not called on me, Jacob; you have become tired of me, Israel.

and not [obj] me to call: call to Jacob for be weary/toil in/on/with me Israel

23 You have not brought me any of your sheep as burnt offerings, or honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings, nor wearied you with demands for incense.

not to come (in): bring to/for me sheep burnt offering your and sacrifice your not to honor: honour me not to serve: burden you in/on/with offering and not be weary/toil you in/on/with frankincense

24 You have bought me no sweet-smelling cane with money, neither have you poured out to me the fat of your sacrifices; but you have burdened me with your sins, you have wearied me with your evil deeds.

not to buy to/for me in/on/with silver: money branch: stem and fat sacrifice your not to quench me surely to serve: burden me in/on/with sin your be weary/toil me in/on/with iniquity: crime your

25 I, yes, I, am he who blots out your offenses for my own sake; and I will not call to mind your sins any longer.

I I he/she/it to wipe transgression your because me and sin your not to remember

26 Remind me of what happened. Let us debate together; present your cause, that you may be proved innocent.

to remember me to judge unitedness to recount you(m. s.) because to justify

27 Your first father sinned, and your leaders have transgressed against me.

father your [the] first to sin and to mock you to transgress in/on/with me

28 Therefore I will defile the holy officials; I will hand Jacob over to complete destruction, and Israel to abusive humiliation.”

and to profane/begin: profane ruler holiness and to give: give to/for devoted thing Jacob and Israel to/for reviling