Isaiah 43
43
The Redeemer of Israel
1But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, #Is. 43:5; 44:6for I have redeemed you;
#Is. 42:6; 45:4I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
2#(Ps. 66:12; 91:3)When you pass through the waters, #(Deut. 31:6); Jer. 30:11I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you #Dan. 3:25walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
3For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
#(Prov. 11:8; 21:18)I gave Egypt for your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
4Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have #Is. 63:9loved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.
5#Is. 41:10; 44:2; Jer. 30:10; 46:27, 28Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And #Is. 54:7gather you from the west;
6I will say to the #Is. 49:12north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth—
7Everyone who is #Is. 63:19; James 2:7called by My name,
Whom #Ps. 100:3; Is. 29:23; (John 3:2, 3; 2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:10)I have created for My glory;
I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”
8#Is. 6:9; 42:19; Ezek. 12:2Bring out the blind people who have eyes,
And the #Is. 29:18deaf who have ears.
9Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled.
#Is. 41:21, 22, 26Who among them can declare this,
And show us former things?
Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified;
Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”
10“You#Is. 44:8 are My witnesses,” says the Lord,
#Is. 55:4“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and #Is. 41:4; 44:6believe Me,
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
Nor shall there be after Me.
11I, even I, #Is. 45:21; Hos. 13:4am the Lord,
And besides Me there is no savior.
12I have declared and saved,
I have proclaimed,
And there was no #Deut. 32:16; Ps. 81:9foreign god among you;
#Is. 44:8Therefore you are My witnesses,”
Says the Lord, “that I am God.
13#Ps. 90:2; Is. 48:16Indeed before the day was, I am He;
And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand;
I work, and who will #Job 9:12; Is. 14:27reverse it?”
14Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon,
And bring them all down as fugitives—
The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.
15I am the Lord, your Holy One,
The Creator of Israel, your #Is. 41:20, 21King.”
16Thus says the Lord, who #Ex. 14:16, 21, 22; Ps. 77:19; Is. 51:10makes a way in the sea
And a #Josh. 3:13path through the mighty waters,
17Who #Ex. 14:4–9, 25brings forth the chariot and horse,
The army and the power
(They shall lie down together, they shall not rise;
They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):
18“Do#Jer. 16:14 not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
19Behold, I will do a #Is. 42:9; 48:6; (2 Cor. 5:17; Rev. 21:5)new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
#Ex. 17:6; Num. 20:11; Deut. 8:15; Ps. 78:16; Is. 35:1, 6I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.
20The beast of the field will honor Me,
The jackals and the ostriches,
Because #Is. 48:21I give waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.
21#Ps. 102:18; Is. 42:12; (Luke 1:74, 75; Eph. 1:5, 6; 1 Pet. 2:9)This people I have formed for Myself;
They shall declare My #Jer. 13:11praise.
Pleading with Unfaithful Israel
22“But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob;
And you #Mic. 6:3; Mal. 1:13; 3:14have been weary of Me, O Israel.
23#Amos 5:25You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings,
Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings,
Nor wearied you with incense.
24You have bought Me no sweet cane with money,
Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices;
But you have burdened Me with your sins,
You have #Ps. 95:10; Is. 1:14; 7:13; Ezek. 6:9; Mal. 2:17wearied Me with your iniquities.
25“I, even I, am He who #Is. 44:22; Jer. 50:20; (Acts 3:19)blots out your transgressions #Ezek. 36:22for My own sake;
#Is. 1:18; Jer. 31:34And I will not remember your sins.
26Put Me in remembrance;
Let us contend together;
State your case, that you may be acquitted.
27Your first father sinned,
And your mediators have transgressed against Me.
28Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary;
#Ps. 79:4; Jer. 24:9; Dan. 9:11; Zech. 8:13I will give Jacob to the curse,
And Israel to reproaches.
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Isaiah 43
43
The Savior of Israel
1But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you.
O Israel, the one who formed you says,
“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
2When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
3For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;
I gave Ethiopia#43:3 Hebrew Cush. and Seba in your place.
4Others were given in exchange for you.
I traded their lives for yours
because you are precious to me.
You are honored, and I love you.
5“Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
I will gather you and your children from east and west.
6I will say to the north and south,
‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel
from the distant corners of the earth.
7Bring all who claim me as their God,
for I have made them for my glory.
It was I who created them.’”
8Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf.
9Gather the nations together!
Assemble the peoples of the world!
Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?
Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?
Where are the witnesses of such predictions?
Who can verify that they spoke the truth?
10“But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord.
“You are my servant.
You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,
and understand that I alone am God.
There is no other God—
there never has been, and there never will be.
11I, yes I, am the Lord,
and there is no other Savior.
12First I predicted your rescue,
then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world.
No foreign god has ever done this.
You are witnesses that I am the only God,”
says the Lord.
13“From eternity to eternity I am God.
No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.
No one can undo what I have done.”
The Lord’s Promise of Victory
14This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon,
forcing the Babylonians#43:14 Or Chaldeans. to flee in those ships they are so proud of.
15I am the Lord, your Holy One,
Israel’s Creator and King.
16I am the Lord, who opened a way through the waters,
making a dry path through the sea.
17I called forth the mighty army of Egypt
with all its chariots and horses.
I drew them beneath the waves, and they drowned,
their lives snuffed out like a smoldering candlewick.
18“But forget all that—
it is nothing compared to what I am going to do.
19For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.
20The wild animals in the fields will thank me,
the jackals and owls, too,
for giving them water in the desert.
Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland
so my chosen people can be refreshed.
21I have made Israel for myself,
and they will someday honor me before the whole world.
22“But, dear family of Jacob, you refuse to ask for my help.
You have grown tired of me, O Israel!
23You have not brought me sheep or goats for burnt offerings.
You have not honored me with sacrifices,
though I have not burdened and wearied you
with requests for grain offerings and frankincense.
24You have not brought me fragrant calamus
or pleased me with the fat from sacrifices.
Instead, you have burdened me with your sins
and wearied me with your faults.
25“I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake
and will never think of them again.
26Let us review the situation together,
and you can present your case to prove your innocence.
27From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me;
all your leaders broke my laws.
28That is why I have disgraced your priests;
I have decreed complete destruction#43:28 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering. for Jacob
and shame for Israel.
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