Isa 43:3 | NET2full | STEP | For I am the Lord your God , the Holy One of Israel , your deliverer . I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price , Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.

‏ Isaiah 43:3

3 For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, ^{▼▼sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.} your deliverer.
I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price,
Ethiopia and Seba ^{▼▼sn Seba is not the same as Sheba in southern Arabia; cf. Gen 1:10; 1 Chr 1:9.} in place of you.