Isaiah 43
43
Love for Israel
1But now, thus says Adonai— the One who created you, O Jacob, the One who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you, I have called you by name, you are Mine.
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, or through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, nor will the flame burn you.
3For I am Adonai your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
4Since you are precious in My eyes, honored, because I love you, I will give a man in exchange for you, and other peoples for your life.
5Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
6I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring My sons from far and My daughters from the ends of the earth.
7Everyone who is called by My Name, whom I created for My glory. I formed him—yes, I made him!”
You Are My Witnesses
8Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears.
9All the nations are gathered together, and the peoples are assembled. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us former things? Let them present their witnesses so they may be justified, or let them hear and say, “It’s true.”
10“You are My witnesses” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “and My Servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me no God was formed, and there will none after Me.
11“I, I am Adonai— and there is no savior beside Me.
12I alone declared, saved and proclaimed, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “and I am God.
13From eternity, I am He. None can deliver from My hand. I act, and who can reverse it?”
14Thus says Adonai, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon and bring down the fleeing Chaldeans, all of them, in the ships in which they exult.
15I am Adonai, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”
16Thus says Adonai, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters.
17who drew out chariots and horses, the army and the warrior (they will lie down together, and not rise again; they are extinguished— quenched like a wick):
18“Do not remember former things, nor consider things of the past.
19Here I am, doing a new thing; Now it is springing up— do you not know about it? I will surely make a way in the desert, rivers in the wasteland.
20The field animals honor Me —the jackals and the ostriches— because I give waters in the desert, rivers in the wilderness, to give drink to My chosen people,
21the people I formed for Myself, so they might declare My praise.
22Yet you have not called on Me, Jacob, for you have been weary of Me, Israel.
23You have not brought Me sheep for your burnt offerings; nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I did not compel you to serve offerings nor wearied you with incense.
24You have not spent money buying Me aromatic cane, nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. Rather you burdened Me with your sins, wearied Me with your iniquities.
25I, I am the One who blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.
26Remind me, when we argue our case together—state your case, so you may be proved right.
27Your first father sinned, and your mediators rebelled against Me.
28So I profaned the Sanctuary officials, and gave Jacob over to destruction, and Israel to scorn.
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Isaiah 43
43
Restoration of Israel
1Now this is what the Lord says —
the One who created you, Jacob,
and the One who formed you, Israel # Is 43:7,15,21; 44:2,21,24 —
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; # Is 44:22-23; 48:20
I have called you by your name; you are Mine. # Gn 32:28; Is 45:3-4
2I will be with you # Dt 31:6,8,23; Jos 1:5; 3:7; Jr 1:8; 30:11; 46:28
when you pass through the waters, # Ps 66:12; Is 8:7-8
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not overwhelm you.
You will not be scorched
when you walk through the fire, # Is 29:6; 30:27-29; Dn 3:25,27
and the flame will not burn you.
3For I Yahweh your God, # Ex 20:2; Is 41:13
the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior, # Is 19:20; 43:11; 45:15,21; 49:26; 60:16; 63:8
give Egypt as a ransom for you,
Cush and Seba in your place.
4Because you are precious in My sight # 2Kg 1:13-14; Ps 36:7; 72:14; Pr 3:15; Is 28:16
and honored, and I love you, # Is 63:9
I will give people in exchange for you
and nations instead of your life.
5Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east, # Is 41:8; 61:9
and gather you from the west. # Is 49:12
6I will say to the north: Give them up!
and to the south: Do not hold them back!
Bring My sons from far away, # 2Co 6:18
and My daughters from the ends of the earth # Is 45:22 —
7everyone called by My name
and created for My glory.
I have formed him; indeed, I have made him.”
8Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes, # Is 6:9; 42:19; Ezk 12:2
and are deaf, yet have ears.
9All the nations are gathered together,
and the peoples are assembled. # Is 34:1; 41:1
Who among them can declare this, # Is 41:22-23,26
and tell us the former things?
Let them present their witnesses
to vindicate themselves,
so that people may hear and say, “It is true.”
10“You are My witnesses” # Is 44:8; Ac 1:8 —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
“and My servant whom I have chosen, # Is 41:8
so that you may know and believe Me
and understand that I am He. # Is 41:4
No god was formed before Me,
and there will be none after Me. # Is 44:6,8; 45:5-6
11I, I am Yahweh,
and there is no other Savior but Me. # Is 43:3; 45:21; Hs 13:4
12I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed —
and not some foreign god # Lit not a foreigner among you.
So you are My witnesses” —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
“and # Or that I am God. # Ps 46:10; 50:7; Is 45:22; 46:9
13Also, from today on I am He alone,
and none can deliver from My hand. # Dt 32:39; Jn 10:28-29
I act, and who can reverse it? ” # Jb 9:12; Is 14:27
God’s Deliverance of Rebellious Israel
14This is what the Lord, your Redeemer, # Jb 19:25; Ps 19:14; 78:35; Pr 23:11; Is 41:14; Jr 50:34 the Holy One of Israel # Is 1:4 says:
Because of you, I will send to Babylon
and bring all of them as fugitives, # Or will break down all their bars
even the Chaldeans # Is 23:13 in the ships in which they rejoice. # Hb obscure
15I am Yahweh, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.
16This is what the Lord says —
who makes a way in the sea,
and a path through surging waters, # Ex 14:21-22; Ps 77:19; Is 11:15; 44:27; 50:2; 51:10; 63:11-12
17who brings out the chariot and horse, # Ex 15:19
the army and the mighty one together
(they lie down, they do not rise again;
they are extinguished, quenched like a wick # Ps 118:12; Is 1:31) —
18“Do not remember the past events,
pay no attention to things of old. # Is 65:17; Jr 23:7
19Look, I am about to do something new; # Is 42:9; 48:6; 2Co 5:17
even now it is coming. Do you not see it?
Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, # Ex 17:6; Nm 20:11; Dt 8:15; Ps 78:16; Is 35:1,6; 41:18-19; 49:10; 51:3
rivers # DSS read paths in the desert.
20The animals of the field will honor Me,
jackals and ostriches,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert, # Is 41:17-18; 48:21
to give drink to My chosen people.
21The people I formed for Myself
will declare My praise. # Ps 102:18; Is 42:12; Lk 1:74-75; 1Pt 2:9
22“But Jacob, you have not called on Me,
because, Israel, you have become weary of Me. # Mc 6:3; Mal 1:13; 3:14
23You have not brought Me your sheep for burnt offerings
or honored Me with your sacrifices. # Zch 7:5-6; Mal 1:6-8
I have not burdened you with offerings
or wearied you with incense. # With demands for offerings and incense
24You have not bought Me aromatic cane with silver,
or satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened Me with your sins;
you have wearied Me # Ps 95:10; Is 1:14; 7:13; Ezk 6:9; Mal 2:17 with your iniquities. # Is 13:11
25“It is I who sweep away your transgressions # Is 44:22; 55:7; Jr 50:20; Heb 2:17
for My own sake # Is 37:35; 48:9,11; Ezk 36:22
and remember your sins no more. # Is 38:17; Jr 31:34; Mk 2:7
26Take Me to court; let us argue our case together. # Is 1:18; 41:1; 50:8
State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
27Your first father sinned, # Is 51:2; Ezk 16:3
and your mediators have rebelled against Me. # Is 9:15; 28:7; 29:10; Jr 5:31
28So I defiled the officers of the sanctuary,
and set Jacob apart for destruction # Is 24:6; 34:5; Jr 24:9; Dn 9:11; Zch 8:13
and Israel for abuse.
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