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12 I have declared, saved and proclaimed —
not some alien god among you.
Therefore you are my witnesses,”
says Adonai. “I am God.
13 Since days began, I have been he.
No one can deliver from my hand.
When I act, who can reverse it?”

14 Here is what Adonai, your redeemer,
the Holy One of Isra’el, says:
“For your sake I have sent [an army] to Bavel
and knocked down the fleeing Kasdim, all of them;
their songs of triumph are now lamentations.

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12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—
    I, and not some foreign god(A) among you.
You are my witnesses,(B)” declares the Lord, “that I am God.
13     Yes, and from ancient days(C) I am he.(D)
No one can deliver out of my hand.
    When I act, who can reverse it?”(E)

God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness

14 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(F) the Holy One(G) of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
    and bring down as fugitives(H) all the Babylonians,[a](I)
    in the ships in which they took pride.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans