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Chapter 43
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But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob,
and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have
redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art
mine. |
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When thou passest through the waters, I will be with
thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow
thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt
not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. |
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For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel,
thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and
Seba for thee. |
4
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Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been
honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give
men for thee, and people for thy life. |
5
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Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed
from the east, and gather thee from the west; |
6
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I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south,
Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters
from the ends of the earth; |
7
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Even every one that is called by my name: for I have
created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have
made him. |
8
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Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the
deaf that have ears. |
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Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the
people be assembled: who among them can declare this,
and shew us former things? let them bring forth their
witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear,
and say, It is truth. |
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Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant
whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me,
and understand that I am he: before me there was no God
formed, neither shall there be after me. |
11
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I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. |
12
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I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed,
when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye
are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. |
13
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Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none
that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who
shall let it? |
14
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Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of
Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have
brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose
cry is in the ships. |
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I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel,
your King. |
16
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Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea,
and a path in the mighty waters; |
17
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Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army
and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall
not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. |
18
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Remember ye not the former things, neither consider
the things of old. |
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Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring
forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in
the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. |
20
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The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons
and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people,
my chosen. |
21
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This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew
forth my praise. |
22
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But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou
hast been weary of me, O Israel. |
23
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Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt
offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices.
I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor
wearied thee with incense. |
24
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Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither
hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but
thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied
me with thine iniquities. |
25
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I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions
for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. |
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Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare
thou, that thou mayest be justified. |
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Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have
transgressed against me. |
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Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary,
and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. |
