Chapter 43

But now thus saith¹ the LORD that created⁶ thee, O Jacob, and he that formed⁶ thee, O Israel, Fear⁴ not: for I have redeemed¹ thee, I have called¹ [thee] by thy name; thou [art] mine.

When thou passest through⁴ the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow⁴ thee: when thou walkest⁴ through the fire, thou shalt not be burned;¹¹ neither shall the flame kindle⁴ upon thee.

For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour:⁵⁶ I gave¹ Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Since thou wast precious¹ in my sight, thou hast been honourable,⁸ and I have loved¹ thee: therefore will I give⁴ men for thee, and people for thy life.

Fear⁴ not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring⁵⁵ thy seed from the east, and gather¹⁷ thee from the west;

I will say⁴ to the north, Give up;³ and to the south, Keep not back:⁴ bring⁵⁴ my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

[Even] every one that is called¹² by my name: for I have created¹ him for my glory, I have formed¹ him; yea, I have made¹ him.

Bring forth⁵⁴ the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Let all the nations be gathered⁸ together, and let the people be assembled:¹¹ who among them can declare⁵⁵ this, and shew⁵⁵ us former things? let them bring forth⁴ their witnesses, that they may be justified:⁴ or let them hear,⁴ and say,⁴ [It is] truth.

Ye [are] my witnesses, saith⁷ the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen:¹ that ye may know⁴ and believe⁵⁵ me, and understand⁴ that I [am] he: before me there was no God formed,⁸ neither shall there be after me.

I, [even] I, [am] the LORD; and beside me [there is] no saviour.⁵⁶

I have declared,⁵² and have saved,⁵² and I have shewed,⁵² when [there was] no strange⁵ [god] among you: therefore ye [are] my witnesses, saith⁷ the LORD, that I [am] God.

Yea, before the day [was] I [am] he; and [there is] none that can deliver⁵⁶ out of my hand: I will work,⁴ and who shall let⁵⁵ it?

Thus saith¹ the LORD, your redeemer,⁶ the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent¹⁴ to Babylon, and have brought down⁵² all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry [is] in the ships.

I [am] the LORD, your Holy One, the creator⁶ of Israel, your King.

Thus saith¹ the LORD, which maketh⁶ a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

Which bringeth forth⁵⁶ the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down⁴ together, they shall not rise:⁴ they are extinct,¹ they are quenched¹ as tow.

Remember⁴ ye not the former things, neither consider¹¹³ the things of old.

Behold, I will do⁶ a new thing; now it shall spring forth;⁴ shall ye not know⁴ it? I will even make⁴ a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.

The beast of the field shall honour¹⁷ me, the dragons and the owls: ³²⁸⁴ because I give¹ waters in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert, to give drink⁵³ to my people, my chosen.

This people have I formed¹ for myself; they shall shew forth¹⁷ my praise.

But thou hast not called¹ upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary¹ of me, O Israel.

Thou hast not brought⁵² me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured¹⁴ me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve⁵² with an offering, nor wearied⁵² thee with incense.

Thou hast bought¹ me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled⁵² me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve⁵² with thy sins, thou hast wearied⁵² me with thine iniquities.

I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out⁶ thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember⁴ thy sins.

Put me in remembrance:⁵⁴ let us plead¹¹ together: declare¹⁶ thou, that thou mayest be justified.⁴

Thy first father hath sinned,¹ and thy teachers⁵⁶ have transgressed¹ against me.

Therefore I have profaned¹⁷ the princes of the sanctuary, and have given⁴ Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.