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Isaiah 43:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 43:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 43
Redemption and Restoration Promised
1 But now this is the word of the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
and formed you, O Israel.
Have no fear, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
nor will the waters engulf you.
When you walk through fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not consume you.
3 For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your savior.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba[a] in exchange for you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:3 Seba: Nubia. God grants Cyrus this territory as a reward for having freed Israel. In fact, it was Cambyses, Cyrus’s successor, who conquered Egypt.