1 ¶ But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Do not fear, for I have redeemed thee, I have named thee; Thou art mine.

But now, thus says the Lord, He Who created you, O Jacob, and He Who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.

2 W hen thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you.

3 F or I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Keeper; I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange.

4 B ecause thou wast precious in my sight, thou wast worthy of honour, and I have loved thee.

Because you are precious in My sight and honored, and because I love you, I will give men in return for you and peoples in exchange for your life.

5 D o not fear; for I am with thee: I will bring thy generation from the east and gather thee from the west;

Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.

6 I will say to the north wind, Give up, and to the south, Do not keep back; bring my sons from far and my daughters from the ends of the earth

I will say to the north, Give up! and to the south, Keep not back. Bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 e ven every one that is called by my name, for I have created them for my glory; I have formed them; yea, I have made them.

Even everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, whom I have made.

8 ¶ Bring forth the people that is blind that have eyes and the deaf that have ears.

Bring forth the blind people who have eyes and the deaf who have ears.

9 L et all the Gentiles be gathered together as one, and let the peoples be joined; who among them can declare this and show us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses that they may be justified or let them hear and say, It is truth.

Let all the nations be gathered together and let the peoples be assembled. Who among could predict this and show us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified, or let them hear and acknowledge, It is the truth.

10 Y e are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my slave 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.

You are My witnesses, says the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know Me, believe Me and remain steadfast to Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.

11 I , even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.

12 I have declared and have saved, and I have showed when there was no strange god among you; therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.

I have declared and have saved, and I have shown —when there was no strange and alien god among you; therefore you are My witnesses, says the Lord, that I am God.

13 E ven before the day was I existed; and there is no one that can deliver out of my hand; if I work, who shall hinder it?

Yes, from the time of the first existence of day and from this day forth I am He; and there is no one who can deliver out of My hand. I will work, and who can hinder or reverse it?

14 ¶ Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon and caused fugitives to descend unto all of them and the clamour of Chaldeans in the ships.

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, all their nobles, even the Chaldeans, into the ships over which they rejoiced.

15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

16 T hus saith the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters;

Thus says the Lord, Who makes a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters,

17 w hen he brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall fall together, and never rise; they are extinct; they are quenched as wick.

Who brings forth chariot and horse, army and mighty warrior. They lie down together, they cannot rise; they are extinguished, they are quenched like a lampwick:

18 D o not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old.

Do not remember the former things; neither consider the things of old.

19 B ehold, I will do a new thing; it shall come to light quickly; shall ye not know it? I will again make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

20 T he 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.

The beasts of the field honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen,

21 T his people I have formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise.

The people I formed for Myself, that they may set forth My praise.

22 ¶ But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

Yet you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of Me, O Israel!

23 T hou hast not brought me the animals 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.

You have not brought Me your sheep and goats for burnt offerings, or honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not required you to serve with an offering or treated you as a slave by demanding tribute or wearied you with offering incense.

24 T hou 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.

You have not bought Me sweet cane with money, or satiated Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have only burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

25 I , even I, am he that uproots thy rebellions for mine own sake and will not remember thy sins.

I, even I, am He Who blots out and cancels your transgressions, for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

26 C ause me to remember; let us enter into judgment together; declare, thou, that it may be put to thy account.

Put Me in remembrance; let us plead and argue together. Set forth your case, that you may be justified (proved right).

27 T hy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

Your first father sinned, and your teachers transgressed against Me.

28 T herefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary and have set up Jacob as anathema, and Israel as a reproach.

And so I will profane the chief ones of the sanctuary and will deliver Jacob to the curse (the ban, a solemn anathema or excommunication) and Israel to reproaches and reviling.