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Isaiah 43

BSB·28 verses ·Old Testament
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1Now this is whatכֹּֽה־kōh- — thus, so, in this mannerH3541 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → saysאָמַ֤ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →He who created youבֹּרַאֲךָ֣bō·ra·’ă·ḵā — to create; to makeH1254 — Full Word Study →, O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study →, and He who formed youוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖wə·yō·ṣer·ḵā — to form, shape, fashion, or createH3335 — Full Word Study →, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →: “Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → fearתִּירָא֙tî·rā — to fear, revere, or be afraidH3372 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I have redeemed youגְאַלְתִּ֔יךָḡə·’al·tî·ḵā — to redeem; to act as kinsman-redeemerH1350 — Full Word Study →; I have calledקָרָ֥אתִיqā·rā·ṯî — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → you by your nameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ḇə·šim·ḵā — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study →; you areאָֽתָּה׃’āt·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → Mine! 2Whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you passתַעֲבֹ֤רṯa·‘ă·ḇōr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → through the watersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙bam·ma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →, Iאָ֔נִי’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → will be with youאִתְּךָ־’it·tə·ḵā- — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study →; and when you go through the rivers, they will notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → overwhelm youיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyiš·ṭə·p̄ū·ḵā — to overflow, flood, or sweep awayH7857 — Full Word Study →. Whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you walkתֵלֵ֤ךְṯê·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → throughבְּמוֹ־bə·mōw- — in, at, by, through, with (preposition of location, instrument, or association)H1119 — Full Word Study → the fireאֵשׁ֙’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study →, you will notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → be scorchedתִכָּוֶ֔הṯik·kā·weh — to burn; to be burned; to scorchH3554 — Full Word Study →; the flamesוְלֶהָבָ֖הwə·le·hā·ḇāh — A flame or blaze of fireH3852 — Full Word Study → will notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → set you ablazeתִבְעַר־ṯiḇ·‘ar- — to burn, consume, or act brutishlyH1197 — Full Word Study →. 3Forכִּ֗יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁqə·ḏō·wōš — Set apart, consecrated, sacredH6918 — Full Word Study → One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →, your Saviorמוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmō·wō·šî·‘e·ḵā — To deliver, rescue, or save from dangerH3467 — Full Word Study →; I giveנָתַ֤תִּיnā·ṯat·tî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study → for your ransom, Cushכּ֥וּשׁkūš — Cush; Ethiopia; a remote African nationH3568 — Full Word Study → and Sebaוּסְבָ֖אū·sə·ḇā — A son of CushH5434 — Full Word Study → in your placeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃taḥ·te·ḵā — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study →. 4Becauseמֵאֲשֶׁ֨רmê·’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → you are preciousיָקַ֧רְתָּyā·qar·tā — to be precious, honored, or highly valuedH3365 — Full Word Study → and honoredנִכְבַּ֖דְתָּniḵ·baḏ·tā — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study → in My sightבְעֵינַ֛יḇə·‘ê·nay — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →, and because I love youאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ’ă·haḇ·tî·ḵā — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study →, I will giveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןwə·’et·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → menאָדָם֙’ā·ḏām — Man, mankind, human beingH120 — Full Word Study → in exchange for youתַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtaḥ·te·ḵā — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study → and nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםū·lə·’um·mîm — A people or nation; ethnic or political communityH3816 — Full Word Study → in place ofתַּ֥חַתta·ḥaṯ — Under, beneath, instead of, in place ofH8478 — Full Word Study → your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃nap̄·še·ḵā — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →. 5Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → be afraidתִּירָ֖אtî·rā — to fear, revere, or be afraidH3372 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֣יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Iאָ֑נִי’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am with youאִתְּךָ־’it·tə·ḵā- — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study →; I will bringאָבִ֣יא’ā·ḇî — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → your offspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar·‘e·ḵā — Seed; offspring; descendant; progenyH2233 — Full Word Study → from the eastמִמִּזְרָח֙mim·miz·rāḥ — east; direction of the sunrise; eastern regionH4217 — Full Word Study → and gather youאֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃’ă·qab·bə·ṣe·kā — to gather, assemble, or collect togetherH6908 — Full Word Study → from the westוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בū·mim·ma·‘ă·rāḇ — west, the direction of sunsetH4628 — Full Word Study →. 6I will sayאֹמַ֤ר’ō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → to the northלַצָּפוֹן֙laṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn — North; northern direction or regionH6828 — Full Word Study →, ‘Give them upתֵּ֔נִיtê·nî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study →!’ and to the southוּלְתֵימָ֖ןū·lə·ṯê·mān — South; southward direction or regionH8486 — Full Word Study →, ‘Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → hold them backתִּכְלָ֑אִיtiḵ·lā·’î — To restrain, hold back, or shut upH3607 — Full Word Study →!’ Bringהָבִ֤יאִיhā·ḇî·’î — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → My sonsבָנַי֙ḇā·nay — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → from afarמֵרָח֔וֹקmê·rā·ḥō·wq — distant, far away, remote in space or timeH7350 — Full Word Study →, and My daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֖יū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯay — daughter; female child or descendantH1323 — Full Word Study → from the endsמִקְצֵ֥הmiq·ṣêh — edge, border, extremity, endH7097 — Full Word Study → of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → 7everyoneכֹּ֚לkōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → calledהַנִּקְרָ֣אhan·niq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → by My nameבִשְׁמִ֔יḇiš·mî — Name; reputation; renownH8034 — Full Word Study → and createdבְּרָאתִ֑יוbə·rā·ṯîw — to create; to makeH1254 — Full Word Study → for My gloryוְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יwə·liḵ·ḇō·w·ḏî — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study →, whom I have indeed formedיְצַרְתִּ֖יוyə·ṣar·tîw — to form, shape, fashion, or createH3335 — Full Word Study → and made.” 8Bring outהוֹצִ֥יאhō·w·ṣî — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → a peopleעַם־‘am- — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → who haveיֵ֑שׁyêš — there is, exists, has beingH3426 — Full Word Study → eyesוְעֵינַ֣יִםwə·‘ê·na·yim — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → but are blindעִוֵּ֖ר‘iw·wêr — blind; unable to see physically or spirituallyH5787 — Full Word Study →, and who have earsוְאָזְנַ֥יִםwə·’ā·zə·na·yim — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → but are deafוְחֵרְשִׁ֖יםwə·ḥê·rə·šîm — Deaf; unable to hearH2795 — Full Word Study →. 9Allכָּֽל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םhag·gō·w·yim — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → gatherנִקְבְּצ֣וּniq·bə·ṣū — to gather, assemble, or collect togetherH6908 — Full Word Study → togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyaḥ·dāw — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study → and the peoplesלְאֻמִּ֔יםlə·’um·mîm — A people or nation; ethnic or political communityH3816 — Full Word Study → assembleוְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙wə·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū — to gather, assemble, collectH622 — Full Word Study →. Whoמִ֤יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → among them can declareיַגִּ֣ידyag·gîḏ — to tell, declare, make knownH5046 — Full Word Study → thisזֹ֔אתzōṯ — This, that; demonstrative pronounH2063 — Full Word Study →, and proclaim to usיַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּyaš·mî·‘u·nū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → the former thingsוְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתwə·ri·šō·nō·wṯ — First, foremost, or former; earliest in time or orderH7223 — Full Word Study →? Let them presentיִתְּנ֤וּyit·tə·nū — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → their witnessesעֵֽדֵיהֶם֙‘ê·ḏê·hem — A person who testifies or bears witnessH5707 — Full Word Study → to vindicate themוְיִצְדָּ֔קוּwə·yiṣ·dā·qū — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study →, so that others may hearוְיִשְׁמְע֖וּwə·yiš·mə·‘ū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → and sayוְיֹאמְר֥וּwə·yō·mə·rū — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “It is trueאֱמֶֽת׃’ĕ·meṯ — Truth; faithfulness; reliability; what is established and sureH571 — Full Word Study →.” 10Youאַתֶּ֤ם’at·tem — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → are My witnessesעֵדַי֙‘ê·ḏay — A person who testifies or bears witnessH5707 — Full Word Study →,” declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um- — A solemn declaration; utterance of GodH5002 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, “and My servantוְעַבְדִּ֖יwə·‘aḇ·dî — Servant; slave; one in bondage or serviceH5650 — Full Word Study → whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → I have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתִּיbā·ḥā·rə·tî — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study →, so thatלְמַ֣עַןlə·ma·‘an — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → you may considerתֵּ֠דְעוּtê·ḏə·‘ū — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → and believeוְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּwə·ṯa·’ă·mî·nū — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study → Me and understandוְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙wə·ṯā·ḇî·nū — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → thatכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am Heה֔וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study →. Before Meלְפָנַי֙lə·p̄ā·nay — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → noלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → godאֵ֔ל’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → was formedנ֣וֹצַרnō·w·ṣar — to form, shape, fashion, or createH3335 — Full Word Study →, and after Meוְאַחֲרַ֖יwə·’a·ḥă·ray — after, behind, followingH310 — Full Word Study → noneלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → will comeיִהְיֶֽה׃סyih·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study →. 11Iאָנֹכִ֥י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study →, yes Iאָנֹכִ֖י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study →, am the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, and there is noוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → Saviorמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mō·wō·šî·a‘ — To deliver, rescue, or save from dangerH3467 — Full Word Study → but Meמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יmib·bal·‘ā·ḏay — apart from, besides, except, withoutH1107 — Full Word Study →. 12Iאָנֹכִ֞י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → alone decreedהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhig·gaḏ·tî — to tell, declare, make knownH5046 — Full Word Study → and savedוְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tî — To deliver, rescue, or save from dangerH3467 — Full Word Study → and proclaimedוְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּיwə·hiš·ma‘·tî — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study →— I, and not some foreign godזָ֑רzār — to turn aside, be strange or foreignH2114 — Full Word Study → among you. So youוְאַתֶּ֥םwə·’at·tem — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → are My witnessesעֵדַ֛י‘ê·ḏay — A person who testifies or bears witnessH5707 — Full Word Study →,” declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um- — A solemn declaration; utterance of GodH5002 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, “that Iוַֽאֲנִי־wa·’ă·nî- — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am Godאֵֽל׃’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study →. 13Evenגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → from eternityמִיּוֹם֙mî·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → I am Heה֔וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study →, and noneוְאֵ֥יןwə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → can deliverמַצִּ֑ילmaṣ·ṣîl — to rescue, deliver, or snatch awayH5337 — Full Word Study → out of My handמִיָּדִ֖יmî·yā·ḏî — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →. When I actאֶפְעַ֖ל’ep̄·‘al — to do, work, make, performH6466 — Full Word Study →, whoוּמִ֥יū·mî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → can reverse itיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃סyə·šî·ḇen·nāh — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study →?” 14Thusכֹּֽה־kōh- — thus, so, in this mannerH3541 — Full Word Study → saysאָמַ֧ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → your Redeemerגֹּאַלְכֶ֖םgō·’al·ḵem — to redeem; to act as kinsman-redeemerH1350 — Full Word Study →, the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁqə·ḏō·wōš — Set apart, consecrated, sacredH6918 — Full Word Study → One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →: “For your sakeלְמַעַנְכֶ֞םlə·ma·‘an·ḵem — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study →, I will sendשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיšil·laḥ·tî — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → to Babylonבָבֶ֗לָהḇā·ḇe·lāh — Gate of GodH894 — Full Word Study → and bring themוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יwə·hō·w·raḏ·tî — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → allכֻּלָּ֔םkul·lām — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → as fugitivesבָֽרִיחִים֙ḇā·rî·ḥîm — bolt, bar, or crossbar (structural)H1281 — Full Word Study →, even the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֖יםwə·ḵaś·dîm — ChaldeaH3778 — Full Word Study →, in the shipsבָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתbā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ — Ship or vesselH591 — Full Word Study → in which they rejoiceרִנָּתָֽם׃rin·nā·ṯām — joyful cry, shout of rejoicingH7440 — Full Word Study →. 15Iאֲנִ֥י’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, your Holy Oneקְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑םqə·ḏō·wō·šə·ḵem — Set apart, consecrated, sacredH6918 — Full Word Study →, the Creatorבּוֹרֵ֥אbō·w·rê — to create; to makeH1254 — Full Word Study → of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →, and your King.” 16Thusכֹּ֚הkōh — thus, so, in this mannerH3541 — Full Word Study → saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, who makesהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןhan·nō·w·ṯên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → a wayדָּ֑רֶךְdā·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → in the seaבַּיָּ֖םbay·yām — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study → and a pathנְתִיבָֽה׃nə·ṯî·ḇāh — A beaten track or well-worn path; a way or roadH5410 — Full Word Study → through the surgingעַזִּ֖ים‘az·zîm — Strong, fierce, mightyH5794 — Full Word Study → watersוּבְמַ֥יִםū·ḇə·ma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →, 17who brings outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאham·mō·w·ṣî — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → the chariotsרֶֽכֶב־re·ḵeḇ- — chariot; war vehicleH7393 — Full Word Study → and horsesוָס֖וּסwā·sūs — horse; swift creatureH5483 — Full Word Study →, the armiesחַ֣יִלḥa·yil — Army, force, or wealthH2428 — Full Word Study → and warriorsוְעִזּ֑וּזwə·‘iz·zūz — Strength, might, power, or vigorH5808 — Full Word Study → togetherיַחְדָּ֤וyaḥ·dāw — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study →, to lie downיִשְׁכְּבוּ֙yiš·kə·ḇū — to lie down, recline, sleepH7901 — Full Word Study →, neverבַּל־bal- — not, lest, nothingH1077 — Full Word Study → to rise againיָק֔וּמוּyā·qū·mū — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study →; to be extinguishedדָּעֲכ֖וּdā·‘ă·ḵū — to extinguish, put out, quenchH1846 — Full Word Study →, snuffed outכָבֽוּ׃ḵā·ḇū — To extinguish or quench; to put outH3518 — Full Word Study → like a wickכַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הkap·piš·tāh — Flax; a fiber plant and its productsH6594 — Full Word Study →: 18Do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → call to mindתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz·kə·rū — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → the former thingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri·šō·nō·wṯ — First, foremost, or former; earliest in time or orderH7223 — Full Word Study →; pay noאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → attentionתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tiṯ·bō·nā·nū — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → to the things of oldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתwə·qaḏ·mō·nî·yō·wṯ — ancient, former, easternH6931 — Full Word Study →. 19Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhin·nî — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, I am about to doעֹשֶׂ֤ה‘ō·śeh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → something newחֲדָשָׁה֙ḥă·ḏā·šāh — new, fresh, recentH2319 — Full Word Study →; even nowעַתָּ֣ה‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study → it is comingתִצְמָ֔חṯiṣ·māḥ — to sprout, grow, or spring upH6779 — Full Word Study →. Do you notהֲל֖וֹאhă·lō·w — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → see itתֵֽדָע֑וּהָṯê·ḏā·‘ū·hā — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →? Indeedאַ֣ף’ap̄ — Also, moreover, even, indeedH637 — Full Word Study →, I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים’ā·śîm — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → a wayדֶּ֔רֶךְde·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙bam·miḏ·bār — Desert; wilderness; pasture; speechH4057 — Full Word Study → and streams in the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbî·ši·mō·wn — The WildernessH3452 — Full Word Study →. 20The beastsחַיַּ֣תḥay·yaṯ — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study → of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הhaś·śā·ḏeh — A field; cultivated or open landH7704 — Full Word Study → will honor Meתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙tə·ḵab·bə·ḏê·nî — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study →, the jackalsתַּנִּ֖יםtan·nîm — Sea monster, dragon, or serpentH8577 — Full Word Study → andוּבְנ֣וֹתū·ḇə·nō·wṯ — daughter; female child or descendantH1323 — Full Word Study → the ostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya·‘ă·nāh — ostrich (large flightless bird)H3284 — Full Word Study →, becauseכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I provideנָתַ֨תִּיnā·ṯat·tî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → waterמַ֗יִםma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study → in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רḇam·miḏ·bār — Desert; wilderness; pasture; speechH4057 — Full Word Study → and rivers in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbî·šî·mōn — The WildernessH3452 — Full Word Study →, to give drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתlə·haš·qō·wṯ — To water, give drink, irrigateH8248 — Full Word Study → to My chosenבְחִירִֽי׃ḇə·ḥî·rî — chosen one, electH972 — Full Word Study → peopleעַמִּ֥י‘am·mî — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study →. 21The peopleעַם־‘am- — a people; nation; communityH5971 — Full Word Study → I formedיָצַ֣רְתִּיyā·ṣar·tî — to form, shape, fashion, or createH3335 — Full Word Study → for Myself will declareיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃סyə·sap·pê·rū — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study → My praiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יtə·hil·lā·ṯî — Praise, song of praise, object of praiseH8416 — Full Word Study →. 22But you have notוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → calledקָרָ֖אתָqā·rā·ṯā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → on Meאֹתִ֥י’ō·ṯî — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study →, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study →, becauseכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you have grown wearyיָגַ֥עְתָּyā·ḡa‘·tā — to toil, labor, become wearyH3021 — Full Word Study → of Me, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study →. 23You have notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → broughtהֵבֵ֤יאתָhê·ḇê·ṯā — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → Me sheepשֵׂ֣הśêh — A small domesticated quadruped, sheep or lambH7716 — Full Word Study → for burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ‘ō·lō·ṯe·ḵā — burnt offering; ascending sacrificeH5930 — Full Word Study →, nor honored Meכִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיḵib·baḏ·tā·nî — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study → with your sacrificesוּזְבָחֶ֖יךָū·zə·ḇā·ḥe·ḵā — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study →. I have notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → burdened youהֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he·‘ĕ·ḇaḏ·tî·ḵā — to serve, labor, workH5647 — Full Word Study → with offeringsבְּמִנְחָ֔הbə·min·ḥāh — Gift offering; present or tributeH4503 — Full Word Study →, norוְלֹ֥אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → weariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָhō·w·ḡa‘·tî·ḵā — to toil, labor, become wearyH3021 — Full Word Study → you with frankincenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil·ḇō·w·nāh — Frankincense; aromatic resin used in worshipH3828 — Full Word Study →. 24You have not boughtקָנִ֨יתָqā·nî·ṯā — to acquire, buy, or possess through paymentH7069 — Full Word Study → Me sweet caneקָנֶ֔הqā·neh — reed, stalk, or branch; measuring deviceH7070 — Full Word Study → with your silver, norלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → satisfied Meהִרְוִיתָ֑נִיhir·wî·ṯā·nî — To saturate, drench, or fully satisfyH7301 — Full Word Study → with the fatוְחֵ֥לֶבwə·ḥê·leḇ — Fat; the richest or best partH2459 — Full Word Study → of your sacrificesזְבָחֶ֖יךָzə·ḇā·ḥe·ḵā — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study →. Butאַ֗ךְ’aḵ — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → you have burdened Meהֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he·‘ĕ·ḇaḏ·ta·nî — to serve, labor, workH5647 — Full Word Study → with your sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯe·ḵā — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study →; you have wearied Meהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיhō·w·ḡa‘·ta·nî — to toil, labor, become wearyH3021 — Full Word Study → with your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃סba·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯe·ḵā — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study →. 25Iאָנֹכִ֨י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study →, yes Iאָנֹכִ֥י’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study →, am Heה֛וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → who blots outמֹחֶ֥הmō·ḥeh — To blot out, erase, or wipe awayH4229 — Full Word Study → your transgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָp̄ə·šā·‘e·ḵā — Willful rebellion or transgression against God's lawH6588 — Full Word Study → for My own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֑יlə·ma·‘ă·nî — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → and remembersאֶזְכֹּֽר׃’ez·kōr — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study → your sinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָwə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯe·ḵā — sin; sin offering; sinfulnessH2403 — Full Word Study → no moreלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →. 26Remind Meהַזְכִּירֵ֕נִיhaz·kî·rê·nî — to remember, recall, or mentionH2142 — Full Word Study →, let us argue the matterנִשָּׁפְטָ֖הniš·šā·p̄ə·ṭāh — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study → togetherיָ֑חַדyā·ḥaḏ — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study →. State your caseסַפֵּ֥רsap·pêr — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study →, so thatלְמַ֥עַןlə·ma·‘an — because of, for the sake of, in order thatH4616 — Full Word Study → youאַתָּ֖ה’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → may be vindicatedתִּצְדָּֽק׃tiṣ·dāq — To be righteous, justify, vindicateH6663 — Full Word Study →. 27Your firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןhā·ri·šō·wn — First, foremost, or former; earliest in time or orderH7223 — Full Word Study → fatherאָבִ֥יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵā — H1 — Full Word Study → sinnedחָטָ֑אḥā·ṭā — To sin; to miss the mark; to commit wrongdoingH2398 — Full Word Study →, and your spokesmenוּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָū·mə·lî·ṣe·ḵā — to mock, scorn, or ridiculeH3887 — Full Word Study → rebelledפָּ֥שְׁעוּpā·šə·‘ū — To transgress, rebel, or violate a covenant or lawH6586 — Full Word Study → against Me. 28So I will disgraceוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לwa·’ă·ḥal·lêl — to profane, defile, or beginH2490 — Full Word Study → the princesשָׂ֣רֵיśā·rê — Ruler, leader, or one in authorityH8269 — Full Word Study → of your sanctuaryקֹ֑דֶשׁqō·ḏeš — Holiness, sacred, consecrated, set apartH6944 — Full Word Study →, and I will devoteוְאֶתְּנָ֤הwə·’et·tə·nāh — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya·‘ă·qōḇ — He grasps the heelH3290 — Full Word Study → to destructionלַחֵ֙רֶם֙la·ḥê·rem — devoted to destruction; accursed thing; netH2764 — Full Word Study → and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לwə·yiś·rā·’êl — God prevailsH3478 — Full Word Study → to reproachלְגִדּוּפִֽים׃סlə·ḡid·dū·p̄îm — Reproach, reviling, or verbal abuseH1421 — Full Word Study →.”
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Chapter Commentary — Isaiah 43
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Chapter Overview

Isaiah 43 is a magnificent declaration of God's redemptive love and absolute sovereignty over His people Israel. Written during the exilic period, this chapter assures God's people that despite their sin, captivity, and spiritual failure, He will not abandon them. The passage pivots between two movements: first, God's gracious promises of deliverance and restoration (verses 1–21), and second, a sober acknowledgment of Israel's unfaithfulness alongside God's gracious forgiveness (verses 22–28). Throughout, the Lord establishes His uniqueness and calls His people to be witnesses of His power.

Verses 1–5: Fear Not, for You Are Mine

The chapter opens with reassurance rooted in redemption and relationship. God reminds Jacob and Israel that He created and formed them—language emphasizing divine authority and intimacy. The command "Fear not" appears twice (verses 1 and 5), framing this section with confidence. God has redeemed them (paid a ransom), called them by name, and claimed them as His own possession. This is not conditional upon their worthiness but flows from God's sovereign choice.

Verses 2–3 promise supernatural protection. "When thou passest through the waters," God will be present; "through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee"; "through the fire, thou shalt not be burned." These are not promises that trials won't come, but that God's presence ensures believers will not be destroyed by them. The reference to Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba (verse 3) recalls God's ancient redemptive acts and His willingness to ransom His people at great cost. God is introduced as "the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour"—emphasizing His holiness, covenant relationship, and salvific power.

Application: When facing overwhelming circumstances, believers can rest in God's presence rather than fearing loss. Our security rests not in our strength but in being called by His name—a deeply personal claim of belonging.

Verses 6–12: Gathering the Dispersed and Establishing Witnesses

God extends His redemptive promise globally. From all directions—east, west, north, south—He will gather His people (verses 5–6). This included the historical return from Babylon, but New Testament believers see in this language the gathering of God's people from all nations (John 11:52). Verse 7 adds the ultimate purpose: each person called by God's name is "created for my glory."

A striking image follows (verses 8–9): God calls forth "blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears." This paradox suggests spiritual blindness and deafness—those who have physical faculties but lack spiritual perception. The nations are challenged to prove their gods' existence by predicting future events; only the true God can do so (verses 9–12). Israel becomes God's appointed witnesses, called to testify that the LORD alone is God and Saviour (verses 10–12).

Application: Every believer who has experienced God's saving grace becomes a witness. Our testimony of transformation carries weight precisely because we have been "blind" and now "see"—a truth echoed in John 9.

Verses 13–21: A New Thing in the Wilderness

God's eternality and power are absolute (verses 13–17). He existed before creation and will endure forever; none can thwart His purposes. The Red Sea crossing (verse 16) exemplifies His power to create pathways where none exist. Egypt's destruction (verses 16–17) illustrates that human armies, no matter how formidable, fall before God's judgment.

Verses 18–21 shift focus forward. God calls Israel to stop dwelling on past miracles and to expect new acts of deliverance. "I will do a new thing...I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert." This speaks to the return from exile but also resonates with the Christian gospel—God's ultimate new work in Christ. The creation itself will acknowledge God's provision (verse 20), and His people exist "for myself; they shall shew forth my praise."

Application: God is not confined to past patterns. He invites us to move beyond nostalgia about His former works and to anticipate fresh displays of His faithfulness in our present circumstances.

Verses 22–28: God's Complaint and Promise

A stark reversal occurs: God grieves Israel's prayerlessness, weariness toward Him, and failed worship (verses 22–24). Yet in verse 25, the climax arrives: "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake." God forgives not because Israel deserves it, but because of His own character and purposes. The gracious conclusion assures that despite ancestral sin and priestly failure, God extends forgiveness.

Application for Today: Isaiah 43 assures modern believers that God's love and commitment transcend our failure. We are redeemed, named, protected, and called to witness—not because we've earned it, but because God has chosen us. Like Israel, we are invited to trust His presence through

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