43 Now this is what the Lord says.
    He created you, ·people of Jacob [^LJacob];
    he formed you, ·people of Israel [^LIsrael].
He says, “Don’t be afraid, because I have ·saved [ransomed; redeemed] you.
    I have called you by name, and you are mine.
² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you [^Cas at the Red/or Reed Sea; Ex. 13–14].
    When you cross rivers, ·you will not drown [^Lthey will not overflow you; ^Cas when Israel crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land; Josh. 3–4].
When you walk through fire, you will not be burned [Dan. 3:25–27],
    nor will the flames hurt you.
³ This is because I, the Lord, am your God,
    the Holy One of Israel [1:4], your Savior.
I gave Egypt ·to pay for you [for your ransom],
    and I gave ·Cush [Ethiopia] and Seba ·to make you mine [in place of you].
⁴ Because you are precious ·to me [^Lin my eyes],
    because I give you honor and love you,
I will give other people in your place;
    I will give other nations ·to save [in exchange for] your life.
⁵ Don’t be afraid, because I am with you.
    I will bring your ·children [descendants; offspring; seed] from the east
    and gather you from the west.
⁶ I will tell the north: Give my people to me.
    I will tell the south: Don’t ·keep my people in prison [or hold them back; restrain them].
Bring my sons from far away
    and my daughters from ·faraway places [^Lthe end of the earth].
⁷ Bring to me all the people who are ·mine [^Lcalled by my name],
    whom I ·made [created] for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”