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, 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!

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 overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn 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 have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

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

“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.

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

“Do not fear, 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 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,

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.

Everyone who is called by My name, And whom I have created for My glory, Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.” Israel Is God’s Witness

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

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they 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.

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.”

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,” 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.

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

“I, even I, am the Lord, And there is no savior besides Me.

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.

“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.

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?

“Even from eternity I am He, And there is none who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?” Babylon to Be Destroyed

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 will bring them all down as fugitives, Even the Chaldeans, into the ships in which they rejoice.

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 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):

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

“ Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past.

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 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.

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 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.

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

“The people whom I formed for Myself Will declare My praise. The Shortcomings of Israel

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

“Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob; But you have become 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 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.

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 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.

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

“I, even I, am the one who wipes out 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 argue our case together; State your cause, that you may be proved right.

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

“Your first forefather sinned, And your spokesmen have 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.

“So I will pollute the princes of the sanctuary, And I will consign Jacob to the ban and Israel to revilement.