43 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.