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!
"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.
"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
.
"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
.
"Do not fear, for aI am with you; I will bring
byour offspring
from the east
, And cgather
you from the west
.
"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
,
Everyone who is acalled
by My name
, And whom I have bcreated
for My cglory
, dWhom I have formed
, even
whom I have made
."
Bring out the people
who
are ablind
, even though they have
eyes
, And the deaf
, even though they have ears
.
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
."
"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.
"I, even I, am the LORD, And there
is no
asavior
bbesides
Me.
"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
.
"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?"
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
.
"I am the LORD, your Holy
One
, aThe Creator
of Israel
, your bKing
."
Thus says
the LORD
, Who amakes
a way
through the sea
And a path
through the mighty
waters
,
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
):
" aDo not call to mind
the former
things
, Or ponder
things
of the past
.
"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
.
"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
.
"The people whom
aI formed
for Myself bWill declare
My praise
.
"Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob
; But you have become
aweary
of Me, O Israel
.
"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
.
"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
.
"I, even I, am the one who awipes out your transgressions
bfor My own sake
, And I will cnot remember
your sins
.
" 1Put Me in remembrance
, alet us argue
our case
together
; State
your cause, bthat you may be proved
right
.
"Your afirst 1forefather
sinned
, And your 2 bspokesmen
have 3transgressed
against Me.
"So I will 1pollute the 2princes
of the sanctuary
, And I will consign
Jacob
to the aban
and Israel
to brevilement
.