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God redeems Israel

43 Israelites, descendants of Jacob, the Lord created you, and he made you who you are. Now he says this to you:

‘Do not be afraid,
    I have rescued you to belong to me.
I have called you by your name,
    so now you are mine.
When you go through deep water,
    I will be with you.
When you cross dangerous rivers,
    you will not drown.
When you walk through fire,
    it will not burn you.
The flames will not destroy you.[a]
I am the Lord, your God,
    so I will rescue you.
I am Israel's Holy God, your Saviour.
I gave Egypt as the price to buy you back.
    I gave Ethiopia and Seba to their enemies,
    so that you could be free.

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Footnotes

  1. 43:2 The dangerous rivers and the fires are pictures of different kinds of trouble. God says that he will always be there to help his people, whatever troubles they may have.

Israel’s Only Savior

43 But now, this is what the Lord says—
    he who created(A) you, Jacob,
    he who formed(B) you, Israel:(C)
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed(D) you;
    I have summoned you by name;(E) you are mine.(F)
When you pass through the waters,(G)
    I will be with you;(H)
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,(I)
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.(J)
For I am the Lord your God,(K)
    the Holy One(L) of Israel, your Savior;(M)
I give Egypt(N) for your ransom,
    Cush[a](O) and Seba(P) in your stead.(Q)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region