Isaiah 43:1

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 ¹  you.

I call you by name, you are mine.

Isaiah 43:7

43:7 everyone who belongs to me, ² 

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed – yes, whom I made!

Isaiah 43:15

43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, ³ 

the one who created Israel, your king.”

[43:1]  ¹ tn Or “redeem.” See the note at 41:14. Cf. NCV “saved you”; CEV “rescued you”; NLT “ransomed you.”

[43:7]  ² tn Heb “everyone who is called by my name” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[43:15]  ³ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.