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          DASV: Isaiah 43    

1 But now this is what the LORD says,
     the one who created you, O Jacob,
           he who formed you, O Israel:
      "Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you;
     I have called you by your name;
           you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
     I will be with you;
      and cross through the rivers,
     they will not overwhelm you.
     When you walk through the fire,
          you will not be burned,
          nor will the flame consume you.
3 For I am the LORD your God,
          the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
      I have given Egypt as your ransom,
          Ethiopia and Seba in return for you.
4 Since you have been precious and special in my sight,
      and I love you,
      therefore I will give other people in return for you,
     and nations instead of your life.
5 Do not be afraid,
     for I am with you.
      I will bring your descendants from the east,
     and gather you from the west.
6 I will tell the north, 'Give them up,'
      and to the south, 'Do not keep any of them back;'
      bring my sons from afar,
     and my daughters from the end of the earth,
7 everyone who is called by my name,
     and whom I have created for my glory,
     whom I have formed,
           yes, whom I have made."

8 Bring out the people who have blind eyes,
     and those deaf who have ears.
9 Let all the nations be gathered together,
          and let the peoples assemble.
      Who among them reported this?
          Who foretold us earlier things?
      Let them bring in their witnesses,
          so that they may be proven right.
          and let them hear and confirm, "It is truth."
10 "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD,
     "my servant whom I have chosen,
     that you may know and believe me,
          and understand that I am he.
      Before me there was no other God formed,
          neither will there be after me.
11 I, even I, am the LORD,
     besides me there is no savior.
12 I have declared, delivered, and proclaimed;
          and there was no foreign god among you.
      You are my witnesses," says the LORD,
          "that I am God.
13 Yes, from eternity I am he.
     There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
      I act and who can undo it?"

14 This is what the LORD says,
          your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
     "For your sake I will send to Babylon,
          and I will force them to become as fugitives;
      the Chaldean's shouts of celebration
          will be turned to mourning.
15 I am the LORD, your Holy One,
     the Creator of Israel, your King."

16 This is what the LORD says,
     who makes a way in the sea,
           and a path in the mighty waters,
17 who brings forth the chariot and horse,
          the army and the warrior.
      They lie down,
          they cannot rise.
      They are extinguished,
          snuffed out like a wick.
18 "Do not remember the former things,
      or focus on the past.
19 Look, I will do a new thing.
     Now it springs forth.
      Can't you see it?
     I will even make a way in the wilderness,
           and streams in the desert.
20 The wild animals of the fields will honor me,
     the jackals and the ostriches;
     because I provided waters in the wilderness,
     and streams in the desert,
           to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people I formed for myself,
     that they might declare my praise.

22 But you did not call upon me, O Jacob;
you have grown tired of me, O Israel.
23 You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings,
          or honored me with your sacrifices.
      I have not burdened you with offerings,
          or wearied you demanding frankincense.
24 You have bought me no sweet cane with money,
          nor have you satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices.
      But you have burdened me with your sins,
          you have wearied me with your iniquities.

25 I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake;
     I will not remember your sins.
26 Remind me;
     let us argue this out in court;
      present your case,
     so that you may prove your innocence.
27 Your first father sinned,
     and your spokespersons have rebelled against me.
28 Therefore I defiled your princes of the sanctuary;
     I delivered Jacob over to destruction,
           and Israel to insults.

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