Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King." Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
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Significance
Isaiah 43:15 identifies the LORD as "the Creator of Israel" (בּוֹרֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל, bore Yisra'el), applying Genesis 1's creation verb בָּרָא (bara) to Israel's national identity. The passage then layers this creation language with exodus imagery (43:16-17), producing a theological synthesis: Israel's deliverance from Babylon is simultaneously a new creation and a new exodus. Just as God brought order from chaos in Genesis 1 by separating the waters, He will bring Israel through the waters of exile to a new beginning. The divine titles — "your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King" (43:15) — echo the sovereign creative authority of Genesis 1.
