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| Isaiah 43:1 |
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But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O
Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine! |
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| Isaiah 43:2 |
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"When you pass through the waters, I will be
with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through
the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. |
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| Isaiah 43:3 |
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"For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of
Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your
place. |
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| Isaiah 43:4 |
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"Since you are precious in My sight, Since you
are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples
in exchange for your life. |
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| Isaiah 43:5 |
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"Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring
your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west. |
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| Isaiah 43:6 |
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"I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' And
to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring My sons from afar And My daughters
from the ends of the earth, |
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| Isaiah 43:7 |
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Everyone who is called by My name, And whom
I have created for My glory, Whom I have formed, even whom I have made." |
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Israel Is God's Witness |
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| Isaiah 43:8 |
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Bring out the people who are blind, even though
they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears. |
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| Isaiah 43:9 |
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All the nations have gathered together So that
the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can declare this And proclaim to
us the former things? Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified,
Or let them hear and say, "It is true." |
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| Isaiah 43:10 |
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"You are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "And
My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand
that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after
Me. |
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| Isaiah 43:11 |
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"I, even I, am the LORD, And there is no savior
besides Me. |
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| Isaiah 43:12 |
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"It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,
And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses," declares the
LORD, "And I am God. |
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| Isaiah 43:13 |
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"Even from eternity I am He, And there is none
who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?" |
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Babylon to Be Destroyed |
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| Isaiah 43:14 |
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Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One
of Israel, "For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And will bring them all down
as fugitives, Even the Chaldeans, into the ships in which they rejoice. |
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| Isaiah 43:15 |
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"I am the LORD, your Holy One, The Creator of
Israel, your King." |
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| Isaiah 43:16 |
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Thus says the LORD, Who makes a way through
the sea And a path through the mighty waters, |
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| Isaiah 43:17 |
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Who brings forth the chariot and the horse,
The army and the mighty man (They will lie down together and not rise again; They
have been quenched and extinguished like a wick): |
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| Isaiah 43:18 |
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"Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder
things of the past. |
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| Isaiah 43:19 |
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"Behold, I will do something new, Now it will
spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert. |
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| Isaiah 43:20 |
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"The beasts of the field will glorify Me, The
jackals and the ostriches, Because I have given waters in the wilderness And rivers
in the desert, To give drink to My chosen people. |
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| Isaiah 43:21 |
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"The people whom I formed for Myself Will declare
My praise. |
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The Shortcomings of Israel |
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| Isaiah 43:22 |
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"Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob; But
you have become weary of Me, O Israel. |
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| Isaiah 43:23 |
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"You have not brought to Me the sheep of your
burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened
you with offerings, Nor wearied you with incense. |
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| Isaiah 43:24 |
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"You have bought Me not sweet cane with money,
Nor have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices; Rather you have burdened
Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities. |
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| Isaiah 43:25 |
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"I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions
for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins. |
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| Isaiah 43:26 |
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"Put Me in remembrance, let us argue our case
together; State your cause, that you may be proved right. |
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| Isaiah 43:27 |
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"Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen
have transgressed against Me. |
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| Isaiah 43:28 |
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"So I will pollute the princes of the sanctuary,
And I will consign Jacob to the ban and Israel to revilement. |
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