Isaiah 43

1 And now, thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Fashioner, O Israel, Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name — thou [art] Mine.

But now thus saith YHWH 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 thou passest into waters, I [am] with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.

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 — Jehovah thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour, I have appointed Egypt thine atonement, Cush and Seba in thy stead.

For I am YHWH thy Elohim, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

4 Since thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

5 Be not afraid, for I [am] with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee.

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, 'Restrain not.' 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 Every one who is called by My name, Even for My honour I have created him, I have formed him, yea, 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; yea, 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 declareth this, And former things causeth us to hear? 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 shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

10 Ye [are] My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye 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 YHWH, 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 El formed, neither shall there be after me.

11 I — I [am] Jehovah, And besides Me there is no saviour.

I, even I, am YHWH; and beside me there is no saviour.

12 I — I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And ye [are] My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I [am] God.

I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no stranger among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith YHWH, that I am El.

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

Yea, 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 Jehovah, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: 'For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And caused bars to descend — all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song [is] in the ships.

Thus saith YHWH, 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] Jehovah, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.'

I am YHWH, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

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

Thus saith YHWH, which 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: 'Together they lie down — they rise not, They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.'

Which bringeth 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 tow.

18 Remember not former things, And ancient things consider not.

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

19 Lo, I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea, I put in a wilderness a way, In a desolate place — floods.

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

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

The beast of the field shall honour 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 This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.

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

22 And Me thou hast not called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied of me, O Israel,

But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

23 Thou hast not brought in to Me, The lamb of thy burnt-offerings, And [with] thy sacrifices thou hast not honoured Me, I have not caused thee to serve with a present, Nor wearied thee 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 caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

24 Thou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And [with] the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only — thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.

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

25 I — I [am] He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

26 Cause me to remember — we are judged together, Declare thou that thou mayest be justified.

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

27 Thy first father sinned, And thine interpreters transgressed against me,

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

28 And I pollute 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.