Isaiah 43:11-44:5
Christian Standard Bible
11 I—I am the Lord.
Besides me, there is no Savior.(A)
12 I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed—
and not some foreign god[a] among you.
So you are my witnesses”—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“and[b] I am God.(B)
13 Also, from today on I am he alone,
and none can rescue from my power.(C)
I act, and who can reverse it?” (D)
God’s Deliverance of Rebellious Israel
14 This is what the Lord, your Redeemer,(E) the Holy One of Israel(F) says:
Because of you, I will send an army[c] to Babylon
and bring all of them as fugitives,[d]
even the Chaldeans(G) in the ships in which they rejoice.[e]
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
the Creator of Israel, your King.
16 This is what the Lord says—
who makes a way in the sea,
and a path through raging water,(H)
17 who brings out the chariot and horse,(I)
the army and the mighty one together
(they lie down, they do not rise again;
they are extinguished, put out like a wick(J))—
18 “Do not remember the past events;
pay no attention to things of old.(K)
19 Look, I am about to do something new;(L)
even now it is coming. Do you not see it?
Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness,(M)
rivers[f] in the desert.
20 Wild animals—
jackals and ostriches—will honor me,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,(N)
to give drink to my chosen people.
21 The people I formed for myself
will declare my praise.(O)
22 “But, Jacob, you have not called on me,
because, Israel, you have become weary of me.(P)
23 You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings
or honored me with your sacrifices.(Q)
I have not burdened you with offerings
or wearied you with incense.[g]
24 You 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(R) with your iniquities.(S)
25 “I am the one,I sweep away your transgressions(T)
for my own sake(U)
and remember your sins no more.(V)
26 Remind me. Let’s argue the case together.(W)
Recount the facts, so that you may be vindicated.
27 Your first father sinned,(X)
and your mediators have rebelled against me.(Y)
28 So I defiled the officers of the sanctuary,
and set Jacob apart for destruction(Z)
and Israel for scorn.
Spiritual Blessing
44 “And now listen, Jacob my servant,
Israel whom I have chosen.(AA)
2 This is the word of the Lord
your Maker, the one who formed you from the womb:
He will help you.
Do not fear, Jacob my servant,
Jeshurun[h] whom I have chosen.(AB)
3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land
and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit(AC) on your descendants
and my blessing on your offspring.
4 They will sprout among[i] the grass
like poplars by flowing streams.
5 This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
another will use the name of Jacob;
still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
and take on the name of Israel.”
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