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Text -- Isaiah 43:1-24 (NET)
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The Lord Will Rescue His People
43:1 Now , this is what the Lord says , the one who created you, O Jacob , and formed you, O Israel : “Don’t be afraid , for I will protect you. I call you by name , you are mine.
43:2 When you pass through the waters , I am with you; when you pass through the streams , they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire , you will not be burned ; the flames will not harm you.
43:3 For I am the Lord your God , the Holy One of Israel , your deliverer . I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price, Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.
43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight , and I love you, I will hand over people in place of you, nations in place of your life .
43:5 Don’t be afraid , for I am with you. From the east I will bring your descendants ; from the west I will gather you.
43:6 I will say to the north , ‘Hand them over !’ and to the south , ‘Don’t hold any back !’ Bring my sons from distant lands, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth ,
43:7 everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory , whom I formed – yes , whom I made !
The Lord Declares His Sovereignty
43:8 Bring out the people who are blind , even though they have eyes , those who are deaf , even though they have ears !
43:9 All nations gather together , the peoples assemble . Who among them announced this ? Who predicted earlier events for us? Let them produce their witnesses to testify they were right ; let them listen and affirm , ‘It is true .’
43:10 You are my witnesses ,” says the Lord , “my servant whom I have chosen , so that you may consider and believe in me, and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none will outlive me.
43:11 I , I am the Lord , and there is no deliverer besides me.
43:12 I decreed and delivered and proclaimed , and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses ,” says the Lord , “that I am God .
43:13 From this day forward I am he ; no one can deliver from my power ; I will act , and who can prevent it?”
The Lord Will Do Something New
43:14 This is what the Lord says , your protector , the Holy One of Israel : “For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives , turning the Babylonians ’ joyful shouts into mourning songs.
43:15 I am the Lord , your Holy One , the one who created Israel , your king .”
43:16 This is what the Lord says , the one who made a road through the sea , a pathway through the surging waters ,
43:17 the one who led chariots and horses to destruction, together with a mighty army . They fell down , never to rise again; they were extinguished , put out like a burning wick :
43:18 “Don’t remember these earlier events ; don’t recall these former events .
43:19 “Look , I am about to do something new . Now it begins to happen ! Do you not recognize it? Yes , I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness .
43:20 The wild animals of the desert honor me, the jackals and ostriches , because I put water in the desert and streams in the wilderness , to quench the thirst of my chosen people ,
43:21 the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me.”
The Lord Rebukes His People
43:22 “But you did not call for me, O Jacob ; you did not long for me, O Israel .
43:23 You did not bring me lambs for your burnt offerings ; you did not honor me with your sacrifices . I did not burden you with offerings ; I did not make you weary by demanding incense .
43:24 You did not buy me aromatic reeds ; you did not present to me the fat of your sacrifices . Yet you burdened me with your sins ; you made me weary with your evil deeds .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Isaiah, The Book of |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
SAVIOUR |
TRUTH |
Isaiah |
Condescension of God |
God |
Church |
OMNISCIENCE |
GOD, 2 |
Faith |
Gospel |
Seba |
DESERT |
Dragon |
Babylon |
Worship |
FAITHFUL; FAITHFULNESS |
ISAIAH, 8-9 |
NAME |
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NET Notes -> Isa 43:1; Isa 43:2; Isa 43:2; Isa 43:3; Isa 43:3; Isa 43:4; Isa 43:7; Isa 43:9; Isa 43:10; Isa 43:10; Isa 43:13; Isa 43:14; Isa 43:14; Isa 43:14; Isa 43:14; Isa 43:15; Isa 43:17; Isa 43:17; Isa 43:18; Isa 43:19; Isa 43:19; Isa 43:19; Isa 43:21; Isa 43:22; Isa 43:23; Isa 43:24; Isa 43:24; Isa 43:24
NET Notes: Isa 43:1 Or “redeem.” See the note at 41:14. Cf. NCV “saved you”; CEV “rescued you”; NLT “ransomed you.”
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NET Notes: Isa 43:14 The Hebrew text reads literally, “as for the Babylonians, in ships their joyful shout.” This might be paraphrased, “even the Babylon...
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NET Notes: Isa 43:17 Heb “lay down”; NAB “lie prostrate together”; CEV “lie dead”; NRSV “they lie down.”
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NET Notes: Isa 43:19 The Hebrew texts has “streams,” probably under the influence of v. 20. The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa has נתיבו...
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NET Notes: Isa 43:23 Heb “with.” The words “by demanding” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
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