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Verse 1

But now thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} that created{H1254} thee, O Jacob,{H3290} and he that formed{H3335} thee, O Israel:{H3478} Fear{H3372} not, for I have redeemed{H1350} thee; I have called{H7121} thee by thy name,{H8034} thou art mine.

Verse 2

When thou passest through{H5674} the waters,{H4325} I will be with thee; and through the rivers,{H5104} they shall not overflow{H7857} thee: when thou walkest{H3212} through{H1119} the fire,{H784} thou shalt not be burned,{H3554} neither shall the flame{H3852} kindle{H1197} upon thee.

Verse 3

For I am Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} the Holy One{H6918} of Israel,{H3478} thy Saviour;{H3467} I have given{H5414} Egypt{H4714} as thy ransom,{H3724} Ethiopia{H3568} and Seba{H5434} in thy stead.

Verse 4

Since thou hast been precious{H3365} in my sight,{H5869} [and] honorable,{H3513} and I have loved{H157} thee; therefore will I give{H5414} men{H120} in thy stead, and peoples{H3816} instead of thy life.{H5315}

Verse 5

Fear{H3372} not; for I am with thee: I will bring{H935} thy seed{H2233} from the east,{H4217} and gather{H6908} thee from the west;{H4628}

Verse 6

I will say{H559} to the north,{H6828} Give up;{H5414} and to the south,{H8486} Keep not back;{H3607} bring{H935} my sons{H1121} from far,{H7350} and my daughters{H1323} from the end{H7097} of the earth;{H776}

Verse 7

every one{H3605} that is called{H7121} by my name,{H8034} and whom I have created{H1254} for my glory,{H3519} whom I have formed,{H3335} yea, whom I have made.{H6213}

Verse 8

Bring forth{H3318} the blind{H5787} people{H5971} that have{H3426} eyes,{H5869} and the deaf{H2795} that have ears.{H241}

Verse 9

Let all the nations{H1471} be gathered{H6908} together,{H3162} and let the peoples{H3816} be assembled:{H622} who among them can declare{H5046} this, and show{H8085} us former things?{H7223} let them bring{H5414} their witnesses,{H5707} that they may be justified;{H6663} or let them hear,{H8085} and say,{H559} It is truth.{H571}

Verse 10

Ye are my witnesses,{H5707} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} and my servant{H5650} whom I have chosen;{H977} that ye may know{H3045} and believe{H539} me, and understand{H995} that I am he: before{H6440} me there was no God{H410} formed,{H3335} neither shall there be after{H310} me.

Verse 11

I, even I, am Jehovah;{H3068} and besides{H1107} me there is no saviour.{H3467}

Verse 12

I have declared,{H5046} and I have saved,{H3467} and I have showed;{H8085} and there was no strange{H2114} [god] among you: therefore ye are my witnesses,{H5707} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} and I am God.{H410}

Verse 13

Yea, since the day{H3117} was I am he; and there is none that can deliver{H5337} out of my hand:{H3027} I will work,{H6466} and who can hinder{H7725} it?

Verse 14

Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} your Redeemer,{H1350} the Holy One{H6918} of Israel:{H3478} For your sake I have sent{H7971} to Babylon,{H894} and I will bring down{H3381} all of them{H1281} as fugitives, even the Chaldeans,{H3778} in the ships{H591} of their rejoicing.{H7440}

Verse 15

I am Jehovah,{H3068} your Holy One,{H6918} the Creator{H1254} of Israel,{H3478} your King.{H4428}

Verse 16

Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} who maketh{H5414} a way{H1870} in the sea,{H3220} and a path{H5410} in the mighty{H5794} waters;{H4325}

Verse 17

who bringeth forth{H3318} the chariot{H7393} and horse,{H5483} the army{H2428} and the mighty{H5808} man (they lie down{H7901} together,{H3162} they shall not rise;{H6965} they are extinct,{H1846} they are quenched{H3518} as a wick):{H6594}

Verse 18

Remember{H2142} ye not the former things,{H7223} neither consider{H995} the things of old.{H6931}

Verse 19

Behold, I will do{H6213} a new thing;{H2319} now shall it spring forth;{H6779} shall ye not know{H3045} it? I will even make{H7760} a way{H1870} in the wilderness,{H4057} and rivers{H5104} in the desert.{H3452}

Verse 20

The beasts{H2416} of the field{H7704} shall honor{H3513} me, the jackals{H8577} and the ostriches;{H1323} because I give{H5414} waters{H4325} in the wilderness,{H4057} and rivers{H5104} in the desert,{H3452} to give drink{H8248} to my people,{H5971} my chosen,{H972}

Verse 21

the{H2098} people{H5971} which I formed{H3335} for myself, that they might set forth{H5608} my praise.{H8416}

Verse 22

Yet thou hast not called{H7121} upon me, O Jacob;{H3290} but thou hast been weary{H3021} of me, O Israel.{H3478}

Verse 23

Thou hast not brought{H935} me of thy sheep{H7716} for burnt-offerings;{H5930} neither hast thou honored{H3513} me with thy sacrifices.{H2077} I have not burdened{H5647} thee with offerings,{H4503} nor wearied{H3021} thee with frankincense.{H3828}

Verse 24

Thou hast bought{H7069} me no sweet cane{H7070} with money,{H3701} neither hast thou filled{H7301} me with the fat{H2459} of thy sacrifices;{H2077} but thou hast burdened{H5647} me with thy sins,{H2403} thou hast wearied{H3021} me with thine iniquities.{H5771}

Verse 25

I, even I, am he that blotteth out{H4229} thy transgressions{H6588} for mine own sake; and I will not remember{H2142} thy sins.{H2403}

Verse 26

Put me in remembrance;{H2142} let us plead{H8199} together:{H3162} set thou forth{H5608} [thy cause], that thou mayest be justified.{H6663}

Verse 27

Thy first{H7223} father{H1} sinned,{H2398} and thy teachers{H3887} have transgressed{H6586} against me.

Verse 28

Therefore I will profane{H2490} the princes{H8269} of the sanctuary;{H6944} and I will make{H5414} Jacob{H3290} a curse,{H2764} and Israel{H3478} a reviling.{H1421}

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