43:1 And now thus saith the Lord God that
made thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed
thee, I have called thee [by] thy name; thou art mine.
43:2 And if thou pass through water, I am with thee; and the rivers shall
not overflow thee: and if thou go through fire, thou shalt not be burned;
the flame shall not burn thee.
43:3 For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, that saves thee: I
have made Egypt and Ethiopia thy ransom, and [given] Soene for thee.
43:4 Since thou becamest precious in my sight, thou hast become glorious,
and I have loved thee: and I will give men for thee, and princes for thy
life.
43:5 Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and
will gather thee from the west.
43:6 I will say to the north, Bring; and to the south, Keep not back; bring
my sons from the [land] afar off, and my daughters from the ends of the
earth;
43:7 [even] all who are called by my name: for I have prepared him for my
glory, and I have formed him, and have made him:
43:8 and I have brought forth the blind people; for [their] eyes are alike
blind, and they that have ears are deaf.
43:9 All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered
out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you
things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be
justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth.
43:10 Be ye my witnesses, and I [too am] a witness, saith the Lord God, and
my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know, and believe, and understand
that I an [he]: before me there was no other God, and after me there shall
be none.
43:11 I am God; and beside me there is no Saviour.
43:12 I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no
strange [god] among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God,
43:13 even from the beginning; and there is none that can deliver out of my
hands: I will work, and who shall turn it back?
43:14 Thus saith the Lord God that redeems you, the Holy One of Israel; for
your sakes I will send to Babylon, and I will stir up all that flee, and the
Chaldeans shall be bound in ships.
43:15 I am the Lord God, your Holy One, who have appointed for Israel your
king.
43:16 Thus saith the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the
mighty water;
43:17 who brought forth chariots and horse, and a mighty multitude: but they
have lain down, and shall not rise: they are extinct, as quenched flax.
43:18 Remember ye not the former things, and consider not the ancient
things.
43:19 Behold, I [will] do new things, which shall presently spring forth,
and ye shall know them: and I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers
in the dry land.
43:20 the beasts of the field shall bless me, the owls and young ostriches;
for I have given water in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land, to
give drink to my chosen race,
43:21 my people whom I have preserved to tell forth my praises.
43:22 I have not now called thee, O Jacob; neither have I made thee weary, O
Israel.
43:23 Thou hast not brought me the sheep of thy whole-burnt-offering;
neither hast thou glorified me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee
to serve with sacrifices, neither have I wearied thee with frankincense.
43:24 Neither hast thou purchased for me victims for silver, neither have I
desired the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou didst stand before me in thy
sins, and in thine iniquities.
43:25 I, [even] I, am he that blots out thy transgressions for mine own
sake, and thy sins; and I will not remember [them].
43:26 But do thou remember, and let us plead [together]: do thou first
confess thy transgressions, that thou mayest be justified.
43:27 Your fathers first, and your princes have transgressed against me.
43:28 And the princes have defiled my sanctuaries: so I gave Jacob [to
enemies] to destroy, and Israel to reproach. |
43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that
created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I
have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through
the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
43:3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave
Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
43:4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I
have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy
life.
43:5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and
gather thee from the west;
43:6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back:
bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
43:7 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my
glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
43:8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have
ears.
43:9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be
assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let
them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them
hear, and say, It is truth.
43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have
chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before
me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
43:11 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
43:12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no
strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I
am God.
43:13 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver
out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
43:14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your
sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the
Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
43:15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
43:16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the
mighty waters;
43:17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power;
they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they
are quenched as tow.
43:18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not
know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
43:20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls:
because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give
drink to my people, my chosen.
43:21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
43:22 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of
me, O Israel.
43:23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings;
neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to
serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.
43:24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled
me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy
sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
43:25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own
sake, and will not remember thy sins.
43:26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou
mayest be justified.
43:27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed
against me.
43:28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given
Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. |