Isaiah 43

Hebrew · Old Testament

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Isaiah 43 - 1

עַתָּהʻattâhNowH6258 כֹּהkôhthis is whatH3541 יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhthe LORDH3068 אָמַרʼâmarsays —H559 בָּרָאbârâʼHe who created you ,H1254 יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôbO Jacob ,H3290 יָצַרyâtsarand He who formed you ,H3335 יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlO Israel :H3478 אַלʼal“ Do notH408 יָרֵאyârêʼfear ,H3372 כִּיkîyforH3588 גָּאַלgâʼalI have redeemed you ;H1350 קָרָאqârâʼI have calledH7121 שֵׁםshêmyou by your name ;H8034 אַתָּהʼattâhyou areH859

Isaiah 43 - 2

כִּיkîyWhenH3588 עָבַרʻâbaryou passH5674 מַיִםmayimthrough the waters ,H4325 אֲנִיʼănîyIH589 אֵתʼêthwill be with you ;H854 נָהָרnâhârand (when you go through) the rivers ,H5104 לֹאlôʼthey will notH3808 שָׁטַףshâṭaphoverwhelm you.H7857 כִּיkîyWhenH3588 הָלַךְhâlakyou walkH1980 בְּמוֹbᵉmôwthroughH1119 אֵשׁʼêshthe fire ,H784 לֹאlôʼyou will notH3808 כָּוָהkâvâhbe scorched ;H3554 לֶהָבָהlehâbâhthe flamesH3852 לֹאlôʼwill notH3808 בָּעַרbâʻarset you ablazeH1197

Isaiah 43 - 3

כִּיkîyForH3588 אֲנִיʼănîyI (am)H589 יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhthe LORDH3068 אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymyour God ,H430 קָדוֹשׁqâdôwshthe HolyH6918 יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlOne of Israel ,H3478 יָשַׁעyâshaʻyour Savior ;H3467 נָתַןnâthanI giveH5414 מִצְרַיִםMitsrayimEgyptH4714 כֹּפֶרkôpher(for) your ransom ,H3724 כּוּשׁKûwshCushH3568 סְבָאÇᵉbâʼand SebaH5434 תַּחַתtachathin your place.H8478

Isaiah 43 - 4

אֲשֶׁרʼăsherBecauseH834 יָקַרyâqaryou are preciousH3365 כָּבַדkâbadand honoredH3513 עַיִןʻayinin My sight ,H5869 אֲנִיʼănîyand (because) IH589 אָהַבʼâhablove you ,H157 נָתַןnâthanI will giveH5414 אָדָםʼâdâmmenH120 תַּחַתtachathin exchange for youH8478 לְאֹםlᵉʼômand nationsH3816 תַּחַתtachathin place ofH8478 נֶפֶשׁnepheshyour life.H5315

Isaiah 43 - 5

אַלʼalDo notH408 יָרֵאyârêʼbe afraid ,H3372 כִּיkîyforH3588 אֲנִיʼănîyIH589 אֵתʼêtham with you ;H854 בּוֹאbôwʼI will bringH935 זֶרַעzeraʻyour offspringH2233 מִזְרָחmizrâchfrom the eastH4217 קָבַץqâbatsand gather youH6908 מַעֲרָבmaʻărâbfrom the west.H4628

Isaiah 43 - 6

אָמַרʼâmarI will sayH559 צָפוֹןtsâphôwnto the north ,H6828 נָתַןnâthan‘ Give them up ! ’H5414 תֵּימָןtêymânand to the south ,H8486 אַלʼal‘ Do notH408 כָּלָאkâlâʼhold them back ! ’H3607 בּוֹאbôwʼBringH935 בֵּןbênMy sonsH1121 רָחוֹקrâchôwqfrom afar ,H7350 בַּתbathand My daughtersH1323 קָצֶהqâtsehfrom the endsH7097 אֶרֶץʼeretsof the earth —H776

Isaiah 43 - 7

כֹּלkôleveryoneH3605 קָרָאqârâʼcalledH7121 שֵׁםshêmby My nameH8034 בָּרָאbârâʼand createdH1254 כָּבוֹדkâbôwdfor My glory ,H3519 יָצַרyâtsarwhom I have indeed formedH3335 אַףʼaph...H637 עָשָׂהʻâsâh(and) made. ”H6213

Isaiah 43 - 8

יָצָאyâtsâʼBring outH3318 עַםʻama peopleH5971 יֵשׁyêshwho haveH3426 עַיִןʻayineyesH5869 עִוֵּרʻivvêrbut are blind ,H5787 אֹזֶןʼôzenand who have earsH241 חֵרֵשׁchêrêshbut are deafH2795

Isaiah 43 - 9

כֹּלkôlAllH3605 גּוֹיgôwythe nationsH1471 קָבַץqâbatsgatherH6908 יַחַדyachadtogetherH3162 לְאֹםlᵉʼômand the peoplesH3816 אָסַףʼâçaphassemble.H622 מִיmîyWhoH4310 נָגַדnâgadcan declareH5046 זֹאתzôʼththis ,H2063 שָׁמַעshâmaʻand proclaim to usH8085 רִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwnthe former things ?H7223 נָתַןnâthanLet them presentH5414 עֵדʻêdtheir witnessesH5707 צָדַקtsâdaqto vindicate them ,H6663 שָׁמַעshâmaʻso that others may hearH8085 אָמַרʼâmarand say ,H559 אֶמֶתʼemeth“ It is true. ”H571

Isaiah 43 - 10

Isaiah 43 - 11

אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyI ,H595 אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyyes I ,H595 יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâham the LORD ,H3068 אַיִןʼayinand there is noH369 יָשַׁעyâshaʻSaviorH3467 בִּלְעֲדֵיbilʻădêybut Me.H1107

Isaiah 43 - 12

אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyIH595 נָגַדnâgadalone decreedH5046 יָשַׁעyâshaʻand savedH3467 שָׁמַעshâmaʻand proclaimed —H8085 אַיִןʼayin(I,) and notH369 זוּרzûwrsome foreign godH2114 אַתָּהʼattâhSo youH859 עֵדʻêdare My witnesses , ”H5707 נְאֻםnᵉʼumdeclaresH5002 יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhthe LORD ,H3068 אֲנִיʼănîy“ that IH589 אֵלʼêlam God.H410

Isaiah 43 - 13

גַּםgamEvenH1571 יוֹםyôwmfrom eternityH3117 אֲנִיʼănîyI (am)H589 הוּאhûwʼHe ,H1931 אַיִןʼayinand noneH369 נָצַלnâtsalcan deliverH5337 יָדyâdout of My hand.H3027 פָּעַלpâʻalWhen I act ,H6466 מִיmîywhoH4310 שׁוּבshûwbcan reverse it ? ”H7725

Isaiah 43 - 14

כֹּהkôhThusH3541 אָמַרʼâmarsaysH559 יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhthe LORDH3068 גָּאַלgâʼalyour Redeemer ,H1350 קָדוֹשׁqâdôwshthe HolyH6918 יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlOne of Israel :H3478 מַעַןmaʻan“ For your sake ,H4616 שָׁלַחshâlachI will sendH7971 בָּבֶלBâbelto BabylonH894 יָרַדyâradand bring themH3381 כֹּלkôlallH3605 בָּרִיחַbârîyachas fugitives ,H1281 כַּשְׂדִּיKasdîyeven the Chaldeans ,H3778 אֳנִיָּהʼŏnîyâhin the shipsH591 רִנָּהrinnâhin which they rejoice.H7440

Isaiah 43 - 15

אֲנִיʼănîyIH589 יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâham the LORD ,H3068 קָדוֹשׁqâdôwshyour Holy One ,H6918 בָּרָאbârâʼthe CreatorH1254 יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlof Israel ,H3478 מֶלֶךְmelek(and) your King. ”H4428

Isaiah 43 - 16

כֹּהkôhThusH3541 אָמַרʼâmarsaysH559 יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhthe LORD ,H3068 נָתַןnâthanwho makesH5414 דֶּרֶךְdereka wayH1870 יָםyâmin the seaH3220 נָתִיבnâthîyband a pathH5410 עַזʻazthrough the surgingH5794 מַיִםmayimwaters ,H4325

Isaiah 43 - 17

יָצָאyâtsâʼwho brings outH3318 רֶכֶבrekebthe chariotsH7393 סוּסçûwçand horses ,H5483 חַיִלchayilthe armiesH2428 עִזּוּזʻizzûwzand warriorsH5808 יַחַדyachadtogether ,H3162 שָׁכַבshâkabto lie down ,H7901 בַּלbalneverH1077 קוּםqûwmto rise again ;H6965 דָּעַךְdâʻakto be extinguished ,H1846 כָּבָהkâbâhsnuffed outH3518 פִּשְׁתָּהpishtâhlike a wick :H6594

Isaiah 43 - 18

אַלʼal“ Do notH408 זָכַרzâkarcall to mindH2142 רִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwnthe former things ;H7223 אַלʼalpay noH408 בִּיןbîynattentionH995 קַדְמוֹנִיqadmôwnîyto the things of old.H6931

Isaiah 43 - 19

הֵןhênBehold ,H2005 עָשָׂהʻâsâhI am about to doH6213 חָדָשׁchâdâshsomething new ;H2319 עַתָּהʻattâheven nowH6258 צָמַחtsâmachit is coming.H6779 לֹאlôʼDo you notH3808 יָדַעyâdaʻsee it ?H3045 אַףʼaphIndeed ,H637 שׂוּםsûwmI will makeH7760 דֶּרֶךְdereka wayH1870 מִדְבָּרmidbârin the wildernessH4057 נָהָרnâhâr(and) streamsH5104 יְשִׁימוֹןyᵉshîymôwnin the desert.H3452

Isaiah 43 - 20

חַיchayThe beastsH2416 שָׂדֶהsâdehof the fieldH7704 כָּבַדkâbadwill honor Me ,H3513 תַּנִּיןtannîynthe jackalsH8577 בַּתbathandH1323 יַעֲנָהyaʻănâhthe ostriches ,H3284 כִּיkîybecauseH3588 נָתַןnâthanI provideH5414 מַיִםmayimwaterH4325 מִדְבָּרmidbârin the wildernessH4057 נָהָרnâhâr(and) riversH5104 יְשִׁימוֹןyᵉshîymôwnin the desert ,H3452 שָׁקָהshâqâhto give drinkH8248 בָּחִירbâchîyrto My chosenH972 עַםʻampeople.H5971

Isaiah 43 - 21

עַםʻamThe peopleH5971 זוּzûw...H2098 יָצַרyâtsarI formedH3335 סָפַרçâpharwill declareH5608 תְּהִלָּהtᵉhillâhMy praise.H8416

Isaiah 43 - 22

לֹאlôʼBut you have notH3808 קָרָאqârâʼcalledH7121 אֵתʼêthon Me ,H853 יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôbO Jacob ,H3290 כִּיkîybecauseH3588 יָגַעyâgaʻyou have grown wearyH3021 יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlO Israel.H3478

Isaiah 43 - 23

לֹאlôʼYou have notH3808 בּוֹאbôwʼbroughtH935 שֶׂהsehsheepH7716 עֹלָהʻôlâhfor burnt offerings ,H5930 כָּבַדkâbadnor honored MeH3513 לֹאlôʼ...H3808 זֶבַחzebachwith your sacrifices.H2077 לֹאlôʼI have notH3808 עָבַדʻâbadburdened youH5647 מִנְחָהminchâhwith offerings ,H4503 לֹאlôʼnorH3808 יָגַעyâgaʻweariedH3021 לְבוֹנָהlᵉbôwnâhyou with frankincense.H3828

Isaiah 43 - 24

קָנָהqânâhYou have not boughtH7069 לֹאlôʼ...H3808 קָנֶהqânehsweet caneH7070 כֶּסֶףkeçephwith (your) silver ,H3701 לֹאlôʼnorH3808 רָוָהrâvâhsatisfied MeH7301 חֶלֶבchelebwith the fatH2459 זֶבַחzebachof your sacrifices.H2077 אַךְʼakButH389 עָבַדʻâbadyou have burdened MeH5647 חַטָּאָהchaṭṭâʼâhwith your sins ;H2403 יָגַעyâgaʻyou have wearied MeH3021 עָוֺןʻâvônwith your iniquities.H5771

Isaiah 43 - 25

אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyI ,H595 אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyyes I ,H595 הוּאhûwʼam HeH1931 מָחָהmâchâhwho blots outH4229 פֶּשַׁעpeshaʻyour transgressionsH6588 מַעַןmaʻanfor My own sakeH4616 זָכַרzâkarand remembersH2142 חַטָּאָהchaṭṭâʼâhyour sinsH2403 לֹאlôʼno more.H3808

Isaiah 43 - 26

זָכַרzâkarRemind Me ,H2142 שָׁפַטshâphaṭlet us argue the matterH8199 יַחַדyachadtogether.H3162 סָפַרçâpharState your case ,H5608 מַעַןmaʻanso thatH4616 אַתָּהʼattâhyouH859 צָדַקtsâdaqmay be vindicated.H6663

Isaiah 43 - 27

רִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwnYour firstH7223 אָבʼâbfatherH1 חָטָאchâṭâʼsinned ,H2398 לוּץlûwtsand your spokesmenH3887 פָּשַׁעpâshaʻrebelledH6586

Isaiah 43 - 28

חָלַלchâlalSo I will disgraceH2490 שַׂרsarthe princesH8269 קֹדֶשׁqôdeshof your sanctuary ,H6944 נָתַןnâthanand I will devoteH5414 יַעֲקֹבYaʻăqôbJacobH3290 חֵרֶםchêremto destructionH2764 יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêland IsraelH3478 גִּדּוּףgiddûwphto reproach. ”H1421

In the wider web31 threads

Burning Bush (Divine Presence in Fire), Church as Israel (New Covenant People), Crossing the Red Sea (Baptism into Christ), Cyrus (Gentile Deliverer), Divine Warrior (God Who Fights), Glory-Cloud (Divine Presence), New Creation (Cosmic Redemption), New Exodus (Second Exodus Pattern), New Moons (Renewal and Rest)

Longitudinal Themes

Exile and Return

Shaped Isaiah 43:1–7, Isaiah 43:8–13