Israel’s Only Savior 1 Brenton And now thus saith the Lord God that made thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. BSB BSB: But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
2 Brenton And if thou pass through water, I am with thee; and the rivers shall not overflow thee: and if thou go through fire, thou shalt not be burned; the flame shall not burn thee. BSB BSB: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
3 Brenton For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, that saves thee: I have made Egypt and Ethiopia thy ransom, and given Soene for thee. BSB BSB: For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
4 Brenton Since thou becamest precious in my sight, thou hast become glorious, and I have loved thee: and I will give men for thee, and princes for thy life. BSB BSB: Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
5 Brenton Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and will gather thee from the west. BSB BSB: Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
6 Brenton I will say to the north, Bring; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from the land afar off, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; BSB BSB: 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 Brenton even all who are called by my name: for I have prepared him for my glory, and I have formed him, and have made him:BSB BSB: everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
8 Brenton and I have brought forth the blind people; for their eyes are alike blind, and they that have ears are deaf. BSB BSB: Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.
9 Brenton All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth. BSB BSB: All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 Brenton Be ye my witnesses, and I too am a witness, saith the Lord God, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know, and believe, and understand that I am he : before me there was no other God, and after me there shall be none. BSB BSB: “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. 11 Brenton I am God; and beside me there is no Saviour. BSB BSB: I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
12 Brenton I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange god among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God, BSB BSB: I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.
13 Brenton even from the beginning; and there is none that can deliver out of my hands: I will work, and who shall turn it back? BSB BSB: Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
A Way in the Wilderness 14 Brenton Thus saith the Lord God that redeems you, the Holy One of Israel; For your sakes I will send to Babylon, and I will stir up all that flee, and the Chaldeans shall be bound in ships. BSB BSB: 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.
15 Brenton I am the Lord God, your Holy One, who have appointed for Israel your king. BSB BSB: I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”
16 Brenton Thus saith the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty water; BSB BSB: Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,
17 Brenton who brought forth chariots and horse, and a mighty multitude: but they have lain down, and shall not rise: they are extinct, as quenched flax. BSB BSB: 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:
18 Brenton Remember ye not the former things, and consider not the ancient things. BSB BSB: “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
19 Brenton Behold, I will do new things, which shall presently spring forth, and ye shall know them: and I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land. BSB BSB: Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
20 Brenton The beasts of the field shall bless me, the owls and young ostriches; for I have given water in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land, to give drink to my chosen race, BSB BSB: The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
21 Brenton even my people whom I have preserved to tell forth my praises.BSB BSB: The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
Israel’s Unfaithfulness (Judges 2:10–15; Jeremiah 2:23–37)
22 Brenton I have not now called thee, O Jacob; neither have I made thee weary, O Israel. BSB BSB: But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
23 Brenton Thou hast not brought me the sheep of thy whole-burnt-offering; neither hast thou glorified me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with sacrifices, neither have I wearied thee with frankincense. BSB BSB: You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
24 Brenton Neither hast thou purchased for me victims for silver, neither have I desired the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou didst stand before me in thy sins, and in thine iniquities. BSB BSB: You have not bought Me sweet cane with your silver, nor satisfied Me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened Me with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities.
25 Brenton I, even I, am he that blots out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and thy sins; and I will not remember them . BSB BSB: I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
26 Brenton But do thou remember, and let us plead together : do thou first confess thy transgressions, that thou mayest be justified. BSB BSB: Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
27 Brenton Your fathers first, and your princes have transgressed against me. BSB BSB: Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.
28 Brenton And the princes have defiled my sanctuaries: so I gave Jacob to enemies to destroy, and Israel to reproach. BSB BSB: So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”
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