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Isaiah 43

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And now , thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator , O Jacob, and thy Fashioner , O Israel , Be not afraid , for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name -- thou `art' Mine .
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you , O Jacob, and He who formed you , O Israel : “Do not fear , for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name ; you are Mine !
When thou passest into waters, I `am' with thee, And into floods , they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee .
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers , they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze .
For I -- Jehovah thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour, I have appointed Egypt thine atonement , Cush and Seba in thy stead .
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom , Cush and Seba in your place .
Since thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured , and I have loved thee , And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.
Because you are precious and honored in My sight , and because I love you , I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
Be not afraid, for I ` am ' with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee .
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
I am saying to the north, ` Give up ,' And to the south, `Restrain not .' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth .
I will say to the north, ‘ Give them up !’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth —
Every one who is called by My name , Even for My honour I have created him , I have formed him, yea, I have made him .
everyone called by My name and created for My glory , whom I have indeed formed and made. ”
He brought out a blind people who have eyes, And deaf ones who have ears.
Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind , and who have ears but are deaf .
All the nations have been gathered together , And the peoples are assembled, Who among them declareth this, And former things causeth us to hear ? They give their witnesses , And they are declared righteous , And they hear and say, `Truth . '
All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them , so that others may hear and say, “It is true . ”
Ye ` are ' My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah , And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye know and give credence to Me , And understand that I ` am ' He , Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.
“You are My witnesses, ” declares the LORD , “ and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He . Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come .
I -- I ` am ' Jehovah , And besides Me there is no saviour .
I , yes I , am the LORD , and there is no Savior but Me .
I -- I declared, and saved , and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you , And ye ` are ' My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah , And I ` am ' God.
I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed — I , and not some foreign god among you . So you are My witnesses, ” declares the LORD , “that I am God.
Even from the day I ` am ' He, And there is no deliverer from My hand , I work , and who doth turn it back ?
Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand . When I act , who can reverse it? ”
Thus said Jehovah, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: ` For your sake I have sent to Babylon , And caused bars to descend -- all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song `is' in the ships.
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “ For your sake , I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives , even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice .
I ` am ' Jehovah , your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King. '
I am the LORD , your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King. ”
Thus said Jehovah , Who is giving in the sea a way , And in the strong waters a path .
Thus says the LORD , who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,
Who is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force , even a strong one: ` Together they lie down -- they rise not , They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.'
who brings out the chariots and horses , the armies and warriors together , to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
Remember not former things , And ancient things consider not .
“Do not call to mind the former things ; pay no attention to the things of old .
Lo , I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea , I put in a wilderness a way , In a desolate place -- floods .
Behold , I am about to do something new ; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed , I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert .
Honour me doth the beast of the field, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich , For I have given in a wilderness waters, Floods in a desolate place , To give drink to My people -- My chosen.
The beasts of the field will honor Me , the jackals and the ostriches , because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert , to give drink to My chosen people .
This people I have formed for Myself , My praise they recount .
The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
And Me thou hast not called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied of me, O Israel ,
But you have not called on Me , O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel .
Thou hast not brought in to Me , The lamb of thy burnt - offerings, And ` with ' thy sacrifices thou hast not honoured Me, I have not caused thee to serve with a present , Nor wearied thee with frankincense.
You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices . I have not burdened you with offerings , nor wearied you with frankincense.
Thou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And ` with ' the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only -- thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins , Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.
You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver , nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices . But you have burdened Me with your sins ; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
I -- I ` am ' He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake , And thy sins I do not remember .
I , yes I , am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more .
Cause me to remember -- we are judged together, Declare thou that thou mayest be justified .
Remind Me , let us argue the matter together . State your case , so that you may be vindicated .
Thy first father sinned, And thine interpreters transgressed against me ,
Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me .
And I pollute princes of the sanctuary, And I give Jacob to destruction , and Israel to revilings!
So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”

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