Isaiah 43

New American Standard Bible 1995

43 But now, thus says the Lord, your ^(A)Creator, O Jacob,
And He who ^(B)formed you, O Israel,
“Do not ^(C)fear, for I have ^(D)redeemed you;
I have ^(E)called you by name; you are ^(F)Mine!
² “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.
³ “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 your place.
⁴ “Since you are ^(M)precious in My sight,
Since you are ^(N)honored and I ^(O)love you,
I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.
⁵ “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.
⁶ “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,
⁷ 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.”

⁸ Bring out the people who are ^(Z)blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
⁹ 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 ^(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, even 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)none who can deliver out of My hand;
^(AO)I act and who can reverse it?”

“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]in which they rejoice.
¹⁵ “I am the Lord, your Holy One,
^(AS)The Creator of Israel, your ^(AT)King.”

Who ^(AU)makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
¹⁷ Who brings forth 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)quenched and extinguished like a wick):
¹⁸ “^(AX)Do not call to mind the former things,
Or ponder things of the past.
¹⁹ “Behold, I will do something ^(AY)new,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even ^(AZ)make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
²⁰ “The beasts 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.

²² “Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob;
But you have become ^(BE)weary of Me, O 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 bought Me not ^[f](BJ)sweet cane with money,
Nor have you ^[g]filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices;
Rather you have burdened Me with your sins,
You have ^(BK)wearied Me with your iniquities.