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Isaiah 43

28 aligned verses; 28 with wording or punctuation differences .

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But now thus saith Jehovah 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 .
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 !
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 .
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 .
For I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour ; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead .
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 .
Since thou hast been precious in my sight, ` and ' honorable , and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life.
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.
Fear not ; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east , and gather thee from the west ;
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west .
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 end of the earth ;
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
every one that is called by my name , and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed , yea, whom I have made.
everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind , and who have ears but are deaf .
Let all the nations be gathered together , and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear , and say, It is truth .
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 .
Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah , and my servant whom I have chosen ; that ye may know and believe me , and understand that I am he : before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
“You are My witnesses, declares the LORD , and My servant whom I have chosen , so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He . Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come .
I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour .
I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me .
I have declared, and I have saved , and I have showed; and there was no strange ` god ' among you : therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah , and I am God.
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.
Yea, since the day was I am he ; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand : I will work , and who can hinder it?
Even from eternity I am He , and none can deliver out of My hand . When I act , who can reverse it?
Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon , and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing .
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 .
I am Jehovah , your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
I am the LORD , your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.
Thus saith Jehovah , who maketh a way in the sea , and a path in the mighty waters ;
Thus says the LORD , who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters ,
who bringeth forth the chariot and horse , the army and the mighty man (they lie down together , they shall not rise; they are extinct , they are quenched as a wick ) :
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:
Remember ye not the former things , neither consider the things of old.
“Do not call to mind the former things ; pay no attention to the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing ; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness , and rivers in the desert.
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.
The beasts of the field shall honor me, the jackals and the ostriches ; because I give waters in the wilderness , and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen ,
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.
the people which I formed for myself , that they might set forth my praise.
The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.
Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob ; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
But you have not called on Me, O Jacob , because you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
Thou hast not brought me of thy sheep for burnt - offerings ; neither hast thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense.
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.
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money , neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices ; but thou hast burdened me with thy sins , thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
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.
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake ; and I will not remember thy sins.
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more .
Put me in remembrance; let us plead together : set thou forth `thy cause' , that thou mayest be justified .
Remind Me , let us argue the matter together . State your case , so that you may be vindicated .
Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
Your first father sinned, and your spokesmen rebelled against Me.
Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary ; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel a reviling .
So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary , and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach .

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