“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. 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. 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. 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. 5 Fear not: for I [am]
with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the
west; 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; 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.”
“8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have
ears. 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. 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. 11 I, [even] I, [am] the LORD; and
beside me [there is] no saviour. 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. 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?”
“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. 15 I [am] the
LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 16 Thus saith the
LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 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. 18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider
the things of old. 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. 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. 21 This
people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.”
“22 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been
weary of me, O Israel. 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. 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. 25 I,
[even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own
sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26 Put me in remembrance: let us
plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 27 Thy
first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have
given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.” (Isaiah 43:1-28 AV)