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Isaiah 43

Israel Redeemed

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But now, thus says the LORD, your  aCreator, O Jacob, And He who  bformed you, O Israel, "Do not  cfear, for I have  dredeemed you; I have  ecalled you by name; you are  fMine!

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"When you  apass through the waters,  bI will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you  cwalk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.

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"For  aI am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your  bSavior; I have given Egypt as your ransom,  1 cCush and Seba in your place.

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"Since you are  aprecious in My sight, Since you are  bhonored and I  clove you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.

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"Do not fear, for  aI am with you; I will bring  byour offspring from the east, And  cgather you from the west.

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"I will say to the  anorth, `Give them up!' And to the south, `Do not hold them back.' Bring My  bsons from afar And My daughters from the  cends of the earth,

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Everyone who is  acalled by My name, And whom I have  bcreated for My  cglory,  dWhom I have formed, even whom I have made."

Israel Is God's Witness

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Bring out the people who are  ablind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.

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All the nations have  agathered together So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can  bdeclare this And proclaim to us the former things? Let them present  ctheir witnesses  dthat they may be justified, Or let them hear and say, "It is true."

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"You are  aMy witnesses," declares the LORD, "And  bMy servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that  cI am He.  dBefore Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me.

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"I, even I, am the LORD, And there is no  asavior  bbesides Me.

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"It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no  astrange god among you; So you are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "And I am God.

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"Even  1 afrom eternity  bI am He, And there is  cnone who can deliver out of My hand;  dI act and who can reverse it?"

Babylon to Be Destroyed

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Thus says the LORD your  aRedeemer, the Holy One of Israel, "For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And will bring them all down as fugitives,  1Even the  bChaldeans, into the  cships  2in which they rejoice.

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"I am the LORD, your Holy One,  aThe Creator of Israel, your  bKing."

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Thus says the LORD, Who  amakes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters,

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

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aDo not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past.

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"Behold, I will do something  anew, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even  bmake a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.

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"The beasts of the field will glorify Me, The  ajackals and the ostriches, Because I have  bgiven waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My chosen people.

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"The people whom  aI formed for Myself  bWill declare My praise.

The Shortcomings of Israel

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"Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob; But you have become  aweary of Me, O Israel.

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"You have  anot brought to Me the sheep of your burnt offerings, Nor have you  bhonored Me with your sacrifices. I have not  cburdened you with  1offerings, Nor wearied you with  dincense.

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"You have bought Me not  1 asweet cane with money, Nor have you  2filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices; Rather you have burdened Me with your sins, You have  bwearied Me with your iniquities.

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"I, even I, am the one who  awipes out your transgressions  bfor My own sake, And I will  cnot remember your sins.

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1Put Me in remembrance,  alet us argue our case together; State your cause,  bthat you may be proved right.

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"Your  afirst  1forefather sinned, And your  2 bspokesmen have  3transgressed against Me.

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"So I will  1pollute the  2princes of the sanctuary, And I will consign Jacob to the  aban and Israel to  brevilement.



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