1 A nd now, thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Fashioner, O Israel, Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name -- thou Mine.

But now, thus says the Lord, 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 passest into waters, I with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

3 F or I -- Jehovah thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour, I have appointed Egypt thine atonement, Cush and Seba in thy stead.

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

4 S ince thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.

Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.

5 B e not afraid, for I with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee.

Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west;

6 I am saying to the north, `Give up,' And to the south, `Restrain not.' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.

I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 E very one who is called by My name, Even for My honour I have created him, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.

Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”

8 H e brought out a blind people who have eyes, And deaf ones who have ears.

Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears.

9 A ll the nations have been gathered together, And the peoples are assembled, Who among them declareth this, And former things causeth us to hear? They give their witnesses, And they are declared righteous, And they hear and say, `Truth.'

Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, “ It is truth.”

10 Y e My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye know and give credence to Me, And understand that I He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.

“You are My witnesses,” says the Lord, “And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.

11 I -- I Jehovah, And besides Me there is no saviour.

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

12 I -- I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And ye My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I God.

I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses,” Says the Lord, “that I am God.

13 E ven from the day I He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back?

Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?”

14 T hus said Jehovah, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: `For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And caused bars to descend -- all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song in the ships.

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I will send to Babylon, And bring them all down as fugitives— The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.

15 I Jehovah, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.'

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

16 T hus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.

Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea And a path through the mighty waters,

17 W ho is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: `Together they lie down -- they rise not, They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.'

Who brings forth the chariot and horse, The army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):

18 R emember not former things, And ancient things consider not.

“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.

19 L o, I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea, I put in a wilderness a way, In a desolate place -- floods.

Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.

20 H onour me doth the beast of the field, Dragons and daughters of an ostrich, For I have given in a wilderness waters, Floods in a desolate place, To give drink to My people -- My chosen.

The beast of the field will 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, My praise they recount.

This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise. Pleading with Unfaithful Israel

22 A nd Me thou hast not called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied of me, O Israel,

“But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel.

23 T hou hast not brought in to Me, The lamb of thy burnt-offerings, And thy sacrifices thou hast not honoured Me, I have not caused thee to serve with a present, Nor wearied thee with frankincense.

You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense.

24 T hou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only -- thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.

You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, Nor have you satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices; But you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.

25 I -- I He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.

“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.

26 C ause me to remember -- we are judged together, Declare thou that thou mayest be justified.

Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.

27 T hy first father sinned, And thine interpreters transgressed against me,

Your first father sinned, And your mediators have transgressed against Me.

28 A nd I pollute princes of the sanctuary, And I give Jacob to destruction, and Israel to revilings!

Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; I will give Jacob to the curse, And Israel to reproaches.