(A)Rejoice and shout for joy, you inhabitant of Zion,
For (B)great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

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For (A)I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your (B)Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
[a](C)Cush and Seba in exchange for you.

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  1. Isaiah 43:3 Or Ethiopia

For I am the Lord your God,(A)
    the Holy One(B) of Israel, your Savior;(C)
I give Egypt(D) for your ransom,
    Cush[a](E) and Seba(F) in your stead.(G)

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  1. Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region

Babylon to Be Destroyed

14 This is what the Lord your (A)Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says:

“For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
And will bring them all down as fugitives,
[a]Even the (B)Chaldeans, into the (C)ships [b]over which they rejoice.

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  1. Isaiah 43:14 Another reading is As for the Chaldeans, their rejoicing is turned into mourning
  2. Isaiah 43:14 Lit of their rejoicing

God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness

14 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(A) the Holy One(B) of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
    and bring down as fugitives(C) all the Babylonians,[a](D)
    in the ships in which they took pride.

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  1. Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans

Behold, you will call a (A)nation you do not know,
And a nation which does not know you will (B)run to you,
Because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel;
For He has (C)glorified you.”

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Surely you will summon nations(A) you know not,
    and nations you do not know will come running to you,(B)
because of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(C) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.”(D)

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Certainly the (A)coastlands will wait for Me;
And the (B)ships of Tarshish will come first,
To (C)bring your sons from afar,
Their silver and their gold with them,
For the name of the Lord your God,
And for the Holy One of Israel because He has (D)glorified you.

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Surely the islands(A) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](B)
bringing(C) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(D)
to the honor(E) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(F) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(G)

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  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

14 The (A)sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,
And all those who despised you will bow down at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the (B)city of the Lord,
The (C)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

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14 The children of your oppressors(A) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(B) at your feet
and will call you the City(C) of the Lord,
    Zion(D) of the Holy One(E) of Israel.

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