Isaiah 43 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Israel Redeemed

Isa 43:1But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!

Isa 43:2

Isa 43:2“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

Isa 43:3

Isa 43:3“For I am the LORD your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
[fn]Cush and Seba in your place.

Isa 43:4

Isa 43:4“Since you are precious in My sight,
Since you are honored and I love you,
I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.

Isa 43:5

Isa 43:5“Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
And gather you from the west.

Isa 43:6

Isa 43:6“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,

Isa 43:7

Isa 43:7Everyone who is called by My name,
And whom I have created for My glory,
Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

Israel Is God's Witness

Isa 43:8

Isa 43:8Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.

Isa 43:9

Isa 43:9All the nations have gathered together
So that the peoples may be assembled.
Who among them can declare this
And proclaim to us the former things?
Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified,
Or let them hear and say, “It is true.”

Isa 43:10

Isa 43:10“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
So 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.

Isa 43:11

Isa 43:11“I, even I, am the LORD,
And there is no savior besides Me.

Isa 43:12

Isa 43:12“It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,
And there was no strange god among you;
So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD,
“And I am God.

Isa 43:13

Isa 43:13“Even [fn]from eternity I am He,
And there is none who can deliver out of My hand;
I act and who can reverse it?”

Babylon to Be Destroyed

Isa 43:14

Isa 43:14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,
“For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
And will bring them all down as fugitives,
[fn]Even the Chaldeans, into the ships [fn]in which they rejoice.

Isa 43:15

Isa 43:15“I am the LORD, your Holy One,
The Creator of Israel, your King.”

Isa 43:16

Isa 43:16Thus says the LORD,
Who makes a way through the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,

Isa 43:17

Isa 43:17Who brings forth the chariot and the horse,
The army and the mighty man
(They will lie down together and not rise again;
They have been quenched and extinguished like a wick):

Isa 43:18

Isa 43:18“Do not call to mind the former things,
Or ponder things of the past.

Isa 43:19

Isa 43:19“Behold, I will do something new,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.

Isa 43:20

Isa 43:20“The beasts of the field will glorify Me,
The jackals and the ostriches,
Because I have given waters in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert,
To give drink to My chosen people.

Isa 43:21

Isa 43:21“The people whom I formed for Myself
Will declare My praise.

The Shortcomings of Israel

Isa 43:22

Isa 43:22“Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob;
But you have become weary of Me, O Israel.

Isa 43:23

Isa 43:23“You have not brought to Me the sheep of your burnt offerings,
Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with [fn]offerings,
Nor wearied you with incense.

Isa 43:24

Isa 43:24“You have bought Me not [fn]sweet cane with money,
Nor have you [fn]filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices;
Rather you have burdened Me with your sins,
You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

Isa 43:25

Isa 43:25“I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake,
And I will not remember your sins.

Isa 43:26

Isa 43:26“[fn]Put Me in remembrance, let us argue our case together;
State your cause, that you may be proved right.

Isa 43:27

Isa 43:27“Your first [fn]forefather sinned,
And your [fn]spokesmen have [fn]transgressed against Me.

Isa 43:28

Isa 43:28“So I will [fn]pollute the [fn]princes of the sanctuary,
And I will consign Jacob to the ban and Israel to revilement.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(43:3)

Or, Ethiopia

(43:13)

So with Gr; Heb from the day

(43:14)

Another reading is As for the Chaldeans, their rejoicing is turned into lamentations

(43:14)

Literally: of their rejoicing

(43:23)

Or, a meal offering

Or, calamus

Or, saturated

Or, Report to Me

Literally: father

Or, interpreters

Or, rebelled

Or, pierce through

Or, holy princes

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