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Israel Redeemed

43 But now, this is what the Lord says, He who is your (A)Creator, Jacob,
And He who (B)formed you, Israel:
“Do not (C)fear, for I have (D)redeemed you;
I have (E)called you by name; you are (F)Mine!
When you (G)pass through the waters, (H)I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you (I)walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
For (J)I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your (K)Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
[a](L)Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
Since you are (M)precious in My sight,
Since you are (N)honored and I (O)love you,
I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life.
Do not fear, for (P)I am with you;
I will bring (Q)your offspring from the east,
And (R)gather you from the west.
I will say to the (S)north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My (T)sons from afar
And My daughters from the (U)ends of the earth,
Everyone who is (V)called by My name,
And whom I have (W)created for My (X)glory,
(Y)Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

Israel Is God’s Witness

Bring out the people who are (Z)blind, even though they have eyes,
And those who are deaf, even though they have ears.
All the nations have (AA)gathered together
So that the peoples may be assembled.
Who among them can (AB)declare this
And proclaim to us the former things?
Let them present (AC)their witnesses so (AD)that they may be justified,
Or let them hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are (AE)My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And (AF)My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe Me
And understand that (AG)I am He.
(AH)Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.
11 I, only I, am the Lord,
And there is no (AI)savior (AJ)besides Me.
12 It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,
And there was no (AK)strange god among you;
So you are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And I am God.
13 Even [b](AL)from eternity (AM)I am He,
And there is (AN)no one who can rescue from My hand;
(AO)I act, and who can reverse it?”

Babylon to Be Destroyed

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

“For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
And will bring them all down as fugitives,
[c]Even the (AQ)Chaldeans, into the (AR)ships [d]over which they rejoice.
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
(AS)The Creator of Israel, your (AT)King.”

16 This is what the Lord says,

He who (AU)makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
17 Who brings out the (AV)chariot and the horse,
The army and the mighty man
(They will lie down together and not rise again;
They have been (AW)extinguished, and have gone out like a wick):
18 (AX)Do not call to mind the former things,
Or consider things of the past.
19 Behold, I am going to do something (AY)new,
Now it will spring up;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even (AZ)make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
20 The animals of the field will glorify Me,
The (BA)jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have (BB)given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My chosen people.
21 The people whom (BC)I formed for Myself
(BD)Will declare My praise.

The Shortcomings of Israel

22 “Yet you have not called on Me, Jacob;
But you have become (BE)weary of Me, Israel.
23 You have (BF)not brought to Me the sheep of your burnt offerings,
Nor have you (BG)honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not (BH)burdened you with [e]offerings,
Nor wearied you with (BI)incense.
24 You have not bought Me [f](BJ)sweet cane with money,
Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices;
Rather, you have burdened Me with your sins,
You have (BK)wearied Me with your wrongdoings.

25 “I, I alone, am the one who (BL)wipes out your wrongdoings (BM)for My own sake,
And I will (BN)not remember your sins.
26 [g]Meet Me in court, (BO)let’s argue our case together;
State your cause, (BP)so that you may be proved right.
27 Your (BQ)first [h]forefather sinned,
And your [i](BR)spokesmen have rebelled against Me.
28 So I will profane the [j]officials of the sanctuary,
And I will turn Jacob over to (BS)destruction and Israel to (BT)abuse.

Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 43:3 Or Ethiopia
  2. Isaiah 43:13 As in LXX; MT from the day
  3. Isaiah 43:14 Another reading is As for the Chaldeans, their rejoicing is turned into mourning
  4. Isaiah 43:14 Lit of their rejoicing
  5. Isaiah 43:23 Or a meal offering
  6. Isaiah 43:24 Or calamus
  7. Isaiah 43:26 Or Report to Me
  8. Isaiah 43:27 Lit father
  9. Isaiah 43:27 Or interpreters
  10. Isaiah 43:28 Or holy princes

Israel’s Only Savior

43 But now, this is what the Lord says—
    he who created(A) you, Jacob,
    he who formed(B) you, Israel:(C)
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed(D) you;
    I have summoned you by name;(E) you are mine.(F)
When you pass through the waters,(G)
    I will be with you;(H)
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,(I)
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.(J)
For I am the Lord your God,(K)
    the Holy One(L) of Israel, your Savior;(M)
I give Egypt(N) for your ransom,
    Cush[a](O) and Seba(P) in your stead.(Q)
Since you are precious and honored(R) in my sight,
    and because I love(S) you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life.
Do not be afraid,(T) for I am with you;(U)
    I will bring your children(V) from the east
    and gather(W) you from the west.(X)
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
    and to the south,(Y) ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters(Z) from the ends of the earth(AA)
everyone who is called by my name,(AB)
    whom I created(AC) for my glory,(AD)
    whom I formed and made.(AE)

Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,(AF)
    who have ears but are deaf.(AG)
All the nations gather together(AH)
    and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold(AI) this
    and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
    so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses,(AJ)” declares the Lord,
    “and my servant(AK) whom I have chosen,
so that you may know(AL) and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
Before me no god(AM) was formed,
    nor will there be one after me.(AN)
11 I, even I, am the Lord,(AO)
    and apart from me there is no savior.(AP)
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
    I, and not some foreign god(AQ) among you.
You are my witnesses,(AR)” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
13     Yes, and from ancient days(AS) I am he.(AT)
No one can deliver out of my hand.
    When I act, who can reverse it?”(AU)

God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness

14 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(AV) the Holy One(AW) of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
    and bring down as fugitives(AX) all the Babylonians,[b](AY)
    in the ships in which they took pride.
15 I am the Lord,(AZ) your Holy One,
    Israel’s Creator,(BA) your King.(BB)

16 This is what the Lord says—
    he who made a way through the sea,
    a path through the mighty waters,(BC)
17 who drew out(BD) the chariots and horses,(BE)
    the army and reinforcements together,(BF)
and they lay(BG) there, never to rise again,
    extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:(BH)
18 “Forget the former things;(BI)
    do not dwell on the past.
19 See, I am doing a new thing!(BJ)
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(BK)
    and streams in the wasteland.(BL)
20 The wild animals(BM) honor me,
    the jackals(BN) and the owls,
because I provide water(BO) in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21     the people I formed(BP) for myself(BQ)
    that they may proclaim my praise.(BR)

22 “Yet you have not called on me, Jacob,
    you have not wearied(BS) yourselves for[c] me, Israel.(BT)
23 You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings,(BU)
    nor honored(BV) me with your sacrifices.(BW)
I have not burdened(BX) you with grain offerings
    nor wearied you with demands(BY) for incense.(BZ)
24 You have not bought any fragrant calamus(CA) for me,
    or lavished on me the fat(CB) of your sacrifices.
But you have burdened me with your sins
    and wearied(CC) me with your offenses.(CD)

25 “I, even I, am he who blots out
    your transgressions,(CE) for my own sake,(CF)
    and remembers your sins(CG) no more.(CH)
26 Review the past for me,
    let us argue the matter together;(CI)
    state the case(CJ) for your innocence.
27 Your first father(CK) sinned;
    those I sent to teach(CL) you rebelled(CM) against me.
28 So I disgraced the dignitaries of your temple;
    I consigned Jacob to destruction[d](CN)
    and Israel to scorn.(CO)

Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region
  2. Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans
  3. Isaiah 43:22 Or Jacob; / surely you have grown weary of
  4. Isaiah 43:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

Israel Redeemed

43 But now, this is what the Lord, your Creator says, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity];
I have called you by name; you are Mine!

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

“For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt [to the Babylonians] as your ransom,
Cush (ancient Ethiopia) and Seba [its province] in exchange for you.

“Because you are precious in My sight,
You are honored and I love you,
I will give other men in return for you and other peoples in exchange for your life.

“Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east [where they are scattered],
And gather you from the west.(A)

“I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from far way
And My daughters from the ends of the earth,

Everyone who is called by My Name,
Whom I have created for My glory,
Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

Israel Is God’s Witness


Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.

All the nations have gathered together
So that the peoples may be assembled.
Who among them (the idolaters) can [a]predict this [that Judah would return from captivity]
And proclaim to us the former events?
Let them provide their witnesses so that they may be justified,
Or let them hear and say [in acknowledgement], “It is the truth.”(B)
10 
“You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and believe Me
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.
11 
“I, [only] I, am the Lord,
And there is no Savior besides Me.
12 
“I have declared [the future] and saved [the nation] and proclaimed [that I am God],
And there was no strange (alien) god among you;
Therefore you are My witnesses [among the pagans],” declares the Lord,
“That I am God.
13 
“Even from eternity I am He,
And there is no one who can rescue from My hand;
I act, and who can revoke or reverse it?”

Babylon to Be Destroyed

14 This is what the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says,

“For your sake I have sent [one] to Babylon,
And I will bring down all of them as fugitives,
Even the Chaldeans [who reign in Babylon], into the ships [b]over which they rejoiced.
15 
“I am the Lord, your Holy One,
The Creator of Israel, your King.”

16 This is what the Lord says,

He who makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
17 
He who brings out the chariot and the horse,
The army and the mighty warrior,
(They will lie down together, they will not rise again;
They have been extinguished, they have been put out like a lamp’s wick):
18 
“Do not remember the former things,
Or ponder the things of the past.
19 
“Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even put a road in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
20 
“The beasts of the field will honor Me,
Jackals and ostriches,
Because I have given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My people, My chosen.(C)
21 
“The people whom I formed for Myself
Will make known My praise.

The Shortcomings of Israel

22 
“Yet you have not called on Me [in prayer and worship], O Jacob;
But you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
23 
“You have not brought Me your sheep or goats for your burnt offerings,
Nor honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings,
Nor wearied you with [demands for offerings of] incense.
24 
“You have not bought Me sweet cane with money,
Nor have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices;
But you have burdened Me with your sins,
You have wearied Me with your wickedness.

25 
“I, only I, am He who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake,
And I will not remember your sins.
26 
[c]Remind Me [of your merits with a thorough report], let us plead and argue our case together;
State your position, that you may be proved right.
27 
“Your first father [Jacob] sinned,
And your spokesmen [the priests and the prophets—your mediators] have transgressed against Me.
28 
“So I will [d]profane the officials of the sanctuary,
And I will consign Jacob to destruction and [I will subject] Israel to defamation and abuse.

Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 43:9 Lit announce.
  2. Isaiah 43:14 Lit of their rejoicing.
  3. Isaiah 43:26 Or Report to Me.
  4. Isaiah 43:28 Or pierce.

Só Deus resgata Israel

43 Mas, agora, assim diz o Senhor que te criou, ó Jacó, e que te formou, ó Israel: Não temas, porque eu te remi; chamei-te pelo teu nome; tu és meu. Quando passares pelas águas, estarei contigo, e, quando pelos rios, eles não te submergirão; quando passares pelo fogo, não te queimarás, nem a chama arderá em ti. Porque eu sou o Senhor, teu Deus, o Santo de Israel, o teu Salvador; dei o Egito por teu resgate, a Etiópia e Sebá, por ti. Enquanto foste precioso aos meus olhos, também foste glorificado, e eu te amei, pelo que dei os homens por ti, e os povos, pela tua alma. Não temas, pois, porque estou contigo; trarei a tua semente desde o Oriente e te ajuntarei desde o Ocidente. Direi ao Norte: Dá; e ao Sul: Não retenhas; trazei meus filhos de longe e minhas filhas das extremidades da terra, a todos os que são chamados pelo meu nome, e os que criei para minha glória; eu os formei, sim, eu os fiz.

Trazei o povo cego, que tem olhos; e os surdos, que têm ouvidos. Todas as nações se congreguem, e os povos se reúnam; quem dentre eles pode anunciar isto e fazer-nos ouvir as coisas antigas? Apresentem as suas testemunhas, para que se justifiquem, e para que se ouça, e para que se diga: Verdade é. 10 Vós sois as minhas testemunhas, diz o Senhor, e o meu servo, a quem escolhi; para que o saibas, e me creiais, e entendais que eu sou o mesmo, e que antes de mim deus nenhum se formou, e depois de mim nenhum haverá. 11 Eu, eu sou o Senhor, e fora de mim não Salvador. 12 Eu anunciei, e eu salvei, e eu o fiz ouvir, e deus estranho não houve entre vós, pois vós sois as minhas testemunhas, diz o Senhor; eu sou Deus. 13 Ainda antes que houvesse dia, eu sou; e ninguém que possa fazer escapar das minhas mãos; operando eu, quem impedirá?

14 Assim diz o Senhor, teu Redentor, o Santo de Israel: Por amor de vós, enviei inimigos contra a Babilônia e a todos farei descer como fugitivos, isto é, os caldeus, nos navios com que se vangloriavam. 15 Eu sou o Senhor, vosso Santo, o Criador de Israel, vosso Rei. 16 Assim diz o Senhor, o que preparou no mar um caminho e nas águas impetuosas, uma vereda; 17 o que trouxe o carro e o cavalo, o exército e a força; eles juntamente se deitaram e nunca se levantarão; estão extintos e como um pavio, se apagaram. 18 Não vos lembreis das coisas passadas, nem considereis as antigas. 19 Eis que farei uma coisa nova, e, agora, sairá à luz; porventura, não a sabereis? Eis que porei um caminho no deserto e rios, no ermo. 20 Os animais do campo me servirão, os dragões e os filhos do avestruz; porque porei águas no deserto e rios, no ermo, para dar de beber ao meu povo, ao meu eleito. 21 Esse povo que formei para mim, para que me desse louvor.

22 Contudo, tu não me invocaste a mim, ó Jacó, mas te cansaste de mim, ó Israel. 23 Não me trouxeste o gado miúdo dos teus holocaustos, nem me honraste com os teus sacrifícios; não te fiz servir com ofertas, nem te fatiguei com incenso. 24 Não me compraste por dinheiro cana aromática, nem com a gordura dos teus sacrifícios me encheste, mas me deste trabalho com os teus pecados e me cansaste com as tuas maldades. 25 Eu, eu mesmo, sou o que apaga as tuas transgressões por amor de mim e dos teus pecados me não lembro. 26 Procura lembrar-me; entremos em juízo juntamente; apresenta as tuas razões, para que te possa justificar. 27 Teu primeiro pai pecou, e os teus intérpretes prevaricaram contra mim. 28 Pelo que profanarei os maiorais do santuário e farei de Jacó um anátema e de Israel, um opróbrio.

O Único Salvador de Israel

43 Mas agora assim diz o Senhor,
    aquele que o criou, ó Jacó,
    aquele que o formou, ó Israel:
“Não tema, pois eu o resgatei;
eu o chamei pelo nome; você é meu.
Quando você atravessar as águas,
    eu estarei com você;
quando você atravessar os rios,
    eles não o encobrirão.
Quando você andar através do fogo,
    não se queimará;
as chamas não o deixarão em brasas.
Pois eu sou o Senhor, o seu Deus,
    o Santo de Israel, o seu Salvador;
dou o Egito como resgate para livrá-lo,
    a Etiópia[a] e Sebá em troca de você.
Visto que você é precioso
    e honrado à minha vista,
    e porque eu o amo,
darei homens em seu lugar,
e nações em troca de sua vida.
Não tenha medo,
    pois eu estou com você,
do oriente trarei seus filhos
e do ocidente ajuntarei você.
Direi ao norte: Entregue-os!
    e ao sul: Não os retenha.
De longe tragam os meus filhos,
    e dos confins da terra as minhas filhas;
todo o que é chamado pelo meu nome,
    a quem criei para a minha glória,
    a quem formei e fiz”.

Traga o povo que tem olhos, mas é cego,
    que tem ouvidos, mas é surdo.
Todas as nações se reúnem,
    e os povos se ajuntam.
Qual deles predisse isto
    e anunciou as coisas passadas?
Que eles façam entrar suas testemunhas,
para provarem que estavam certos,
para que outros ouçam e digam:
    “É verdade”.
10 “Vocês são minhas testemunhas”,
    declara o Senhor,
“e meu servo, a quem escolhi,
    para que vocês saibam e creiam em mim
    e entendam que eu sou Deus[b].
Antes de mim nenhum deus se formou,
nem haverá algum depois de mim.
11 Eu, eu mesmo, sou o Senhor,
    e além de mim não há salvador algum.
12 Eu revelei, salvei e anunciei;
    eu, e não um deus estrangeiro entre vocês.
Vocês são testemunhas de que eu sou Deus”,
    declara o Senhor.
13 “Desde os dias mais antigos eu o sou.
Não há quem possa
    livrar alguém de minha mão.
Agindo eu, quem o pode desfazer?”

A Misericórdia de Deus e a Infidelidade de Israel

14 Assim diz o Senhor, o seu Redentor, o Santo de Israel:

“Por amor de vocês mandarei
    inimigos contra a Babilônia
e farei todos os babilônios[c]
    descerem como fugitivos
nos navios de que se orgulhavam.
15 Eu sou o Senhor, o Santo de vocês,
    o Criador de Israel e o seu Rei”.

16 Assim diz o Senhor,
aquele que fez um caminho pelo mar,
uma vereda pelas águas violentas,
17 que fez saírem juntos
    os carros e os cavalos,
o exército e seus reforços,
e eles jazem ali, para nunca mais
    se levantarem,
exterminados, apagados como um pavio.
18 “Esqueçam o que se foi;
    não vivam no passado.
19 Vejam, estou fazendo uma coisa nova!
    Ela já está surgindo! Vocês não a reconhecem?
Até no deserto vou abrir um caminho
    e riachos no ermo.
20 Os animais do campo me honrarão,
    os chacais e as corujas,
porque fornecerei água no deserto
    e riachos no ermo,
para dar de beber a meu povo,
    meu escolhido,
21 ao povo que formei para mim mesmo
    a fim de que proclamasse o meu louvor.

22 “Contudo, você não me invocou, ó Jacó,
embora você tenha ficado exausto
    por minha causa, ó Israel.
23 Não foi para mim que você trouxe
    ovelhas para holocaustos[d],
nem foi a mim que você honrou com seus sacrifícios.
Não o sobrecarreguei
    com ofertas de cereal,
nem o deixei exausto
    com exigências de incenso.
24 Você não me comprou
    nenhuma cana aromática,
nem me saciou
    com a gordura de seus sacrifícios.
Mas você me sobrecarregou
    com seus pecados
e me deixou exausto com suas ofensas.

25 “Sou eu, eu mesmo, aquele que apaga
    suas transgressões, por amor de mim,
e que não se lembra mais
    de seus pecados.
26 Relembre o passado para mim;
    vamos discutir a sua causa.
Apresente o argumento
    para provar sua inocência.
27 Seu primeiro pai pecou;
seus porta-vozes se rebelaram
    contra mim.
28 Por isso envergonharei
    os líderes do templo,
e entregarei Jacó à destruição
    e Israel à zombaria.

Notas al pie

  1. 43.3 Hebraico: Cuxe.
  2. 43.10 Ou ele
  3. 43.14 Ou caldeus; também em 47.1,5; 48.14 e 20.
  4. 43.23 Isto é, sacrifícios totalmente queimados.