Isaiah 43:1-7

English Standard Version

Israel's Only Savior

43 But now thus says the Lord,
^(A)he who created you, O Jacob,
    he who formed you, O Israel:
^(B)“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
    ^(C)I have called you by name, you are mine.
²^(D)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
^(E)when you walk through fire ^(F)you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.
³For ^(G)I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
^(H)I give Egypt as your ransom,
    Cush and ^(I)Seba in exchange for you.
⁴Because you are precious in my eyes,
    and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
    peoples in exchange for your life.
⁵^(J)Fear not, for I am with you;
    ^(K)I will bring your offspring from the east,
    and from the west I will gather you.
⁶I will say to the north, Give up,
    and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring ^(L)my sons from afar
    and ^(M)my daughters from the end of the earth,
⁷everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made.”

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Isaiah 43:1-7

International Standard Version

The Future Redemption of Israel

43 But now this is what the Lord says,
    the one who created you, Jacob,
        the one who formed you, Israel:
“Do not be afraid, because I’ve redeemed you.
    I’ve called you by name;
        you are mine.
²When you pass through the waters, I’ll be with you;
    and through the rivers, they won’t sweep over you.
when you walk through fire you won’t be scorched,
    and the flame won’t set you ablaze.

³“I^[a] am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Redeemer.^[b]
And^[c] I’ve given Egypt as your ransom,^[d]
    Cush and the people of Seba^[e] in exchange for you.
⁴Since you’re precious in my sight
    and honored,
and because I love you,
    I’m giving up people in your place,
    and nations in exchange for your life.”

The Regathering of Israel

⁵“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you;
    I’ll bring your children from the east,
        and gather you from the west.
⁶I’ll say to the north,
    ‘Give them up’!
and to the south,
    ‘Don’t keep them back!’
Bring^[f] my sons from far away
    and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
⁷everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
        whom^[g] I formed and made.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 43:3 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b 4QIsa^g MT LXX read For I
Isaiah 43:3 So 1QIsa^a; MT LXX read Savior
Isaiah 43:3 So 1QIsa^a; the Heb. lacks And
Isaiah 43:3 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b MT LXX read as your ransom Egypt
Isaiah 43:3 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b 4QIsa^g MT read and Seba
Isaiah 43:6 1QIsa^a employs masculine pl.; MT employs feminine pl.
Isaiah 43:7 So 1QIsa^a MT; 1QIsa^b reads and whom

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