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Isaiah 42:18-43:13
English Standard Version
Isaiah 42:18-43:13
English Standard Version
Israel's Failure to Hear and See
18 Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[a]
or blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (A)He sees many things, but does not observe them;
(B)his ears are open, but he does not hear.
21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered and looted;
they are all of them trapped in holes
(C)and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
23 Who among you will give ear to this,
will attend and listen for the time to come?
24 Who gave up Jacob to the looter,
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned,
in whose ways they would not walk,
and whose law they would not obey?
25 So he poured on him the heat of his anger
and the might of battle;
it set him on fire all around, (D)but he did not understand;
it burned him up, (E)but he did not take it to heart.
Israel's Only Savior
43 But now thus says the Lord,
(F)he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
(G)“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
(H)I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 (I)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
(J)when you walk through fire (K)you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
3 For (L)I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
(M)I give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and (N)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 (O)Fear not, for I am with you;
(P)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 (Q)my sons from afar
and (R)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.”
8 Bring out (S)the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
who are deaf, yet have ears!
9 (T)All the nations gather together,
and the peoples assemble.
Who among them can declare this,
and show us the former things?
Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right,
and let them hear and say, It is true.
10 (U)“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and (V)my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
(W)Before me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.
11 (X)I, I am the Lord,
and besides me there is no savior.
12 I declared and saved and proclaimed,
when there was no strange god among you;
and (Y)you are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and I am God.
13 Also (Z)henceforth I am he;
there is none who can deliver from my hand;
I work, and who can turn it back?”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me
Isaiah 42:18-43:13
New International Version
Isaiah 42:18-43:13
New International Version
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(A)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(B) but my servant,(C)
and deaf like the messenger(D) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(E) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(F)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(G) of his righteousness
to make his law(H) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(I) and looted,
all of them trapped in pits(J)
or hidden away in prisons.(K)
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;(L)
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
23 Which of you will listen to this
or pay close attention(M) in time to come?
24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
and Israel to the plunderers?(N)
Was it not the Lord,(O)
against whom we have sinned?
For they would not follow(P) his ways;
they did not obey his law.(Q)
25 So he poured out on them his burning anger,(R)
the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames,(S) yet they did not understand;(T)
it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.(U)
Israel’s Only Savior
43 But now, this is what the Lord says—
he who created(V) you, Jacob,
he who formed(W) you, Israel:(X)
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed(Y) you;
I have summoned you by name;(Z) you are mine.(AA)
2 When you pass through the waters,(AB)
I will be with you;(AC)
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,(AD)
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.(AE)
3 For I am the Lord your God,(AF)
the Holy One(AG) of Israel, your Savior;(AH)
I give Egypt(AI) for your ransom,
Cush[a](AJ) and Seba(AK) in your stead.(AL)
4 Since you are precious and honored(AM) in my sight,
and because I love(AN) you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid,(AO) for I am with you;(AP)
I will bring your children(AQ) from the east
and gather(AR) you from the west.(AS)
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south,(AT) ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters(AU) from the ends of the earth(AV)—
7 everyone who is called by my name,(AW)
whom I created(AX) for my glory,(AY)
whom I formed and made.(AZ)”
8 Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,(BA)
who have ears but are deaf.(BB)
9 All the nations gather together(BC)
and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold(BD) this
and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses,(BE)” declares the Lord,
“and my servant(BF) whom I have chosen,
so that you may know(BG) and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god(BH) was formed,
nor will there be one after me.(BI)
11 I, even I, am the Lord,(BJ)
and apart from me there is no savior.(BK)
12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
I, and not some foreign god(BL) among you.
You are my witnesses,(BM)” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
13 Yes, and from ancient days(BN) I am he.(BO)
No one can deliver out of my hand.
When I act, who can reverse it?”(BP)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region
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