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
God Promises to Rescue his People
1Israel, the LORD who created you says,
“Do not be afraid — I will save you.
I have called you by name — you are mine.
2When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you;
your troubles will not overwhelm you.
When you pass through fire, you will not be burnt;
the hard trials that come will not hurt you.
3For I am the LORD your God,
the holy God of Israel, who saves you.
I will give up Egypt to set you free;
I will give up Ethiopia#43.3 Ethiopia: See Word List. and Seba.
4I will give up whole nations to save your life,
because you are precious to me
and because I love you and give you honour.
5Do not be afraid — I am with you!
“From the distant east and the farthest west,
I will bring your people home.
6I will tell the north to let them go
and the south not to hold them back.
Let my people return from distant lands,
from every part of the world.
7They are my own people,
and I created them to bring me glory.”
Israel is the LORD's Witness
8God says,
“Summon my people to court.
They have eyes, but they are blind;
they have ears, but they are deaf!
9Summon the nations to come to the trial.
Which of their gods can predict the future?
Which of them foretold what is happening now?
Let these gods bring in their witnesses
to prove that they are right,
to testify to the truth of their words.
10“People of Israel, you are my witnesses;
I chose you to be my servant,
so that you would know me and believe in me
and understand that I am the only God.
Besides me there is no other god;
there never was and never will be.
11“I alone am the LORD,
the only one who can save you.
12I predicted what would happen,
and then I came to your aid.
No foreign god has ever done this;
you are my witnesses.
13I am God and always will be.
No one can escape from my power;
no one can change what I do.”
Escape from Babylon
14Israel's holy God, the LORD who saves you, says,
“To save you, I will send an army against Babylon;
I will break down the city gates,
and the shouts of her people will turn into crying.
15I am the LORD, your holy God.
I created you, Israel, and I am your king.”
16Long ago the LORD made a road through the sea,
a path through the swirling waters.
17He led a mighty army to destruction,
an army of chariots and horses.
Down they fell, never to rise,
snuffed out like the flame of a lamp!
18But the LORD says,
“Do not cling to events of the past
or dwell on what happened long ago.
19Watch for the new thing I am going to do.
It is happening already — you can see it now!
I will make a road through the wilderness
and give you streams of water there.
20Even the wild animals will honour me;
jackals and ostriches will praise me
when I make rivers flow in the desert
to give water to my chosen people.
21They are the people I made for myself,
and they will sing my praises!”
Israel's Sin
22The LORD says,
“But you were tired of me, Israel;
you did not worship me.
23You did not bring me your burnt offerings of sheep;
you did not honour me with your sacrifices.
I did not burden you by demanding offerings
or wear you out by asking for incense.
24You didn't buy incense for me
or satisfy me with the fat of your animals.
Instead you burdened me with your sins;
you wore me out with the wrongs you committed.
25And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins,
and I do this because of who I am.
I will not hold your sins against you.
26“Let us go to court; bring your accusation!
Present your case to prove you are in the right!
27Your earliest ancestor#43.27 your earliest ancestor: A reference either to Jacob or to Abraham, or possibly to Adam. sinned;
your leaders sinned against me,
28and your rulers profaned#43.28 One ancient translation your rulers profaned; Hebrew I profaned the rulers of. my sanctuary.
So I brought destruction on Israel;
I let my own people be insulted.”
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