Isaiah 43
43
XLIII
1But now, thus saith Jehovah 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.
2When thou passest through the waters, I am with thee;
And through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm thee;
When thou walkest in the fire, thou shalt not be burned;
Neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
3For I am Jehovah, thy God;
The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour:
I have given Egypt for thy ransom;
Cush and Seba in thy stead.
4From the time that thou hast been precious in my sight,
Thou hast been honoured, and I have loved thee:
Therefore will I give men for thee,
And nations for thy life.
5Fear not, for I am with thee:
I will bring thy seed from the east,
And gather thee from the west.
6I will say to the north, Give up;
And to the south, Withhold not:
Bring my sons from afar,
And my daughters from the ends of the earth:
7 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.
8Bring forth the people that are blind, although they have eyes;
And that are deaf, although they have ears.
9Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled:
Who among them can declare this,
And make known unto us former predictions?
Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified:
Or let them hear, and say, This is true.
10Ye 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 there was no God formed,
And after me none shall exist.
11I, even I, am Jehovah;
And beside roe there is no Saviour.
12I have declared my purpose, and I have saved;
And have made it known; nor was it any strange god among you:
And ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, that I am God.
13Ever since time began I am He;
And there is none that can deliver out of my hand:
I will work, and who shall undo it?
14Thus saith Jehovah,
Your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
For your sake have I sent unto Babylon,
And made all the fugitives to go down,
And the Chaldeans, into the ships of their once joyous clamour.
15I am Jehovah, your Holy One;
The Creator of Israel, your King.
16Thus saith Jehovah,
Who made a way in the sea,
And a path in the mighty waters;
17Who hath brought forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the warrior;
They lay down together, they rose no more;
They were extinguished, they were quenched like tow.
18Remember not the former things,
Neither regard the things of ancient times.
19Behold, I make a new thing;
Now shall it spring forth: shall ye not know it?
I will even make a way in the wilderness,
And rivers in the desert.
20The wild beast of the field shall honour me,
The jackals, and the daughters of the ostrich: Because I give waters in the wilderness,
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to my people, my chosen.
21This people whom I have formed for myself;
They shall recount my praise.
22But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob!
Yea, thou hast been weary of me, O Israel!
23Thou hast not brought me the lamb of thy burnt-offering,
Neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices:
I have not burdened thee with exacting oblations,
Nor wearied thee with demands of frankincense:
24Thou hast not bought for me with silver the sweet cane;
Neither hast thou satiated me with the fat of thy sacrifices:
But thou hast burdened me with thy sins,
Thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
25I, even I, am He,
That blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake,
And will not remember thy sins,
26Put me in remembrance; let us plead together:
Set forth thy cause, that thou mayest be justified.
27Thy first father hath sinned,
And thy interpreters have transgressed against me;
28Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary;
And have given Jacob to the curse,
And Israel to reproaches.
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Translated by Rev John Jones (Ioan Tegid).Published at Oxford in 1830, second edition 1842.
Isaiah 43
43
Israel’s Only Savior
1But now thus says the Lord,
# ch. 44:2, 21, 24 he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
# ch. 41:14 “Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
# ch. 45:3, 4; [Gen. 32:28] I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 #
Ps. 66:12 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
#
Ps. 66:12 when you walk through fire #ch. 42:25; [Dan. 3:25, 27]you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
3For #See Ex. 20:2 I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
# [ch. 45:14; 52:3, 4] I give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and #Ps. 72:10Seba in exchange for you.
4Because you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life.
5 # ch. 41:10, 13, 14; 44:2; Jer. 30:10, 11 Fear not, for I am with you;
# ch. 49:12; [ch. 60:8, 9; Ps. 107:3] I will bring your offspring from the east,
and from the west I will gather you.
6I will say to the north, Give up,
and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring #[2 Cor. 6:18]my sons from afar
and #[2 Cor. 6:18]my daughters from the end of the earth,
7everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
8Bring out #ch. 42:19the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
who are deaf, yet have ears!
9 # ch. 41:1, 21, 22 All the nations gather together,
and the peoples assemble.
Who among them can declare this,
and show us the former things?
Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right,
and let them hear and say, It is true.
10 # ver. 12; ch. 44:8 “You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and #ch. 42:1 my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
# See ch. 41:4 Before me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.
11 # ch. 45:21; Hos. 13:4 I, I am the Lord,
and besides me there is no savior.
12I declared and saved and proclaimed,
when there was no strange god among you;
and #[See ver. 10 above]you are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and I am God.
13Also #ch. 41:4; Ps. 90:2; [John 8:58]henceforth I am he;
there is none who can deliver from my hand;
I work, and who can turn it back?”
14Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
# [ver. 4] “For your sake I send to Babylon
and #[ch. 47:1] bring them all down as fugitives,
# ch. 23:13 even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.
15I am the Lord, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.”
16Thus says the Lord,
# ch. 51:10; Ex. 14:21, 22; Ps. 77:19 who makes a way in the sea,
a path in the mighty waters,
17who #See Ex. 14:4-9 brings forth chariot and horse,
army and warrior;
they lie down, they cannot rise,
# [Ps. 76:5, 6] they are extinguished, #ch. 1:31; [Ps. 118:12]quenched like a wick:
18 # [Jer. 16:14; 23:7] “Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.
19 # [ch. 42:9; 2 Cor. 5:17; Rev. 21:5] Behold, I am doing a new thing;
now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
# ch. 35:8 I will make a way in the wilderness
# ch. 41:18; 48:21 and rivers in the desert.
20The wild beasts will honor me,
# See ch. 13:22 the jackals and the ostriches,
# [ch. 49:10] for I give water in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert,
to give drink to my chosen people,
21the people whom I formed for myself
#
Ps. 79:13; [Ps. 22:3; 105:1; Luke 1:74, 75; 1 Pet. 2:9] that they might declare my praise.
22“Yet you did not call upon me, O Jacob;
but #Mic. 6:3you have been weary of me, O Israel!
23 # [Amos 5:25] You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,
or honored me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings,
# [See ver. 22 above] or wearied you with frankincense.
24You have not bought me sweet cane with money,
or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins;
you have wearied me with your iniquities.
25“I, I am he
# ch. 44:22; [Ezek. 36:25, 26] who blots out #[ch. 46:8]your transgressions for my own sake,
and I will not remember your sins.
26Put me in remembrance; #ch. 1:18let us argue together;
set forth your case, that you may be proved right.
27 # [Ezek. 16:3] Your first father sinned,
and #[Jer. 5:31]your mediators transgressed against me.
28Therefore #Lam. 2:2 I will profane the princes of the sanctuary,
and #[Jer. 24:9; 29:22]deliver Jacob to utter destruction
and Israel to reviling.
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