Isaiah 43:3-4

43:3 For I am the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, ¹  your deliverer.

I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price,

Ethiopia and Seba ²  in place of you.

43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, ³ 

and I love you,

I will hand over people in place of you,

nations in place of your life.

Isaiah 66:14

66:14 When you see this, you will be happy, ⁴ 

and you will be revived. ⁵ 

The Lord will reveal his power to his servants

and his anger to his enemies. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 34:30

34:30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, ⁷  and that they are my people, the house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. ⁸ 

¹ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

² sn Seba is not the same as Sheba in southern Arabia; cf. Gen 1:10; 1 Chr 1:9.

³ tn Heb “Since you are precious in my eyes and you are honored.”

⁴ tn “and you will see and your heart will be happy.”

⁵ tn Heb “and your bones like grass will sprout.”

⁶ tn Heb “and the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, and anger to his enemies.”

⁷ sn A promise given to Abraham (Gen 15:7) and his descendants (Gen 15:8; Exod 6:7).

⁸ sn The blessings described in vv. 25-30 are those promised for obedience in Lev 26:4-13.