Israel’s Only Savior 1 WBS But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that 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 WBS When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon 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 WBS For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Savior: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Cush and Seba 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 WBS Since thou hast been precious in my sight, thou hast been honorable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people 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 WBS Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and 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 WBS I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, 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 WBS Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; verily, I have made him.BSB BSB: everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
8 WBS Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. BSB BSB: Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.
9 WBS Let all the nations be collected, and let the people be assembled: 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. 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.”
11 WBS I, even I, am the LORD; and besides me there is no savior. BSB BSB: I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
12 WBS I have declared, and have saved, and I have shown, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am 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 WBS Yes, before the day was , I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it? 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 WBS Thus saith the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the 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 WBS I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. BSB BSB: I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”
16 WBS Thus saith the LORD, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; BSB BSB: Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,
17 WBS Who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 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 WBS Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. BSB BSB: “Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.
19 WBS Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 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 WBS The beast of the field shall honor 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. 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 WBS This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise. BSB BSB: The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
Israel’s Unfaithfulness (Judges 2:10–15; Jeremiah 2:23–37)
22 WBS But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. BSB BSB: But you have not called on Me, O Jacob, because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
23 WBS Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt-offerings; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 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 WBS Thou 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 thy 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 WBS I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for my own sake, and will not remember thy sins. BSB BSB: I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
26 WBS Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, 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 WBS Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. BSB BSB: Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.
28 WBS Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. 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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