Isaiah 43:1-7

Israel's Only Savior

1 But now thus says the Lord,
m he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
n "Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
o I have called you by name, you are mine.
 2 p When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
p when you walk through fire q you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
 3 For r I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
s I give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and t Seba in exchange for you.
 4 Because you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life.
 5 u Fear not, for I am with you;
v I will bring your offspring from the east,
and from the west I will gather you.
 6 I will say to the north, Give up,
and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring w my sons from afar
and w my daughters from the end of the earth,
 7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made."

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 44:2
    Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
    Isaiah 44:21
    Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
    Isaiah 44:24
    Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: "I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:14
    Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I am the one who helps you, declares the Lord ; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:3 - 4
    I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hoards in secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name.
    Genesis 32:28
    Then he said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 66:12
    You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 66:12
    You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:25
    So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.
    Daniel 3:25
    He answered and said, "But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.
    Daniel 3:27
    And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 20:2
    I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:14
    Thus says the Lord : "The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you and be yours; they shall follow you; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. They will plead with you, saying: 'Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no god besides him.'
    Isaiah 52:3 - 4
    For thus says the Lord : "You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.
  9. Cross References
    Psalms 72:10
    May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
  10. Cross References
    Isaiah 41:10
    Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
    Isaiah 41:13 - 14
    For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you.
    Isaiah 44:2
    Thus says the Lord who made you, who formed you from the womb and will help you: Fear not, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
    Jeremiah 30:10 - 11
    Then fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, nor be dismayed, O Israel; for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid.
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:12
    Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene.
    Isaiah 60:8 - 9
    Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
    Psalms 107:3
    And gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
  12. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 6:18
    And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.
  13. Cross References
    2 Corinthians 6:18
    And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.
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