Isa 43:1-10 | ESV | STEP | But now thus says the Lord , he who created you, O Jacob , he who formed you, O Israel : Fear not , for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name , you are mine.

Isaiah 43:1-10

Israel’s Only Savior

1 But now thus says the Lord,
^ahe who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
^b“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
^cI have called you by name, you are mine.
2 ^dWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
^ewhen you walk through fire ^fyou shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
3 For ^gI am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
^hI give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and ⁱSeba 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 ^jFear not, for I am with you;
^kI 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 ^lmy sons from afar
and ^mmy 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 ⁿthe people who are blind, yet have eyes,
who are deaf, yet have ears!
9 ^oAll 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 ^p“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and ^qmy servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
^rBefore me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.