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1. But now the Lord Who made you, O Jacob, and He Who made you, O Israel, says, "Do not be afraid. For I have bought you and made you free. I have called you by name. You are Mine!
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1. But now H6258 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 that created H1254 thee , O Jacob H3290 , and he that formed H3335 thee , O Israel H3478 , Fear H3372 not H408 : for H3588 I have redeemed H1350 thee , I have called H7121 thee by thy name H8034 ; thou H859 art mine.
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2. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you pass through the rivers, they will not flow over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. The fire will not destroy you.
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2. When H3588 thou passest through H5674 the waters H4325 , I H589 will be with H854 thee ; and through the rivers H5104 , they shall not H3808 overflow H7857 thee: when H3588 thou walkest H1980 through H1119 the fire H784 , thou shalt not H3808 be burned H3554 ; neither H3808 shall the flame H3852 kindle H1197 upon thee.
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3. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, Who saves you. I have given Egypt as pay for your life, and have traded Cush and Seba for you.
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3. For H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , the Holy One H6918 of Israel H3478 , thy Savior H3467 : I gave H5414 Egypt H4714 for thy ransom H3724 , Ethiopia H3568 and Seba H5434 for H8478 thee.
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4. You are of great worth in My eyes. You are honored and I love you. I will give other men in your place. I will trade other people for your life.
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4. Since H4480 H834 thou wast precious H3365 in my sight H5869 , thou hast been honorable H3513 , and I H589 have loved H157 thee : therefore will I give H5414 men H120 for H8478 thee , and people H3816 for H8478 thy life H5315 .
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5. Do not fear, for I am with you. I will bring your children from the east, and I will gather you from the west.
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5. Fear H3372 not H408 : for H3588 I H589 am with H854 thee : I will bring H935 thy seed H2233 from the east H4480 H4217 , and gather H6908 thee from the west H4480 H4628 ;
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6. I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring My sons from far away, and My daughters from the ends of the earth.
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6. I will say H559 to the north H6828 , Give up H5414 ; and to the south H8486 , Keep not back H3607 H408 : bring H935 my sons H1121 from far H4480 H7350 , and my daughters H1323 from the ends H4480 H7097 of the earth H776 ;
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7. Bring every one who is called by My name, for I have made him for My honor, yes, I made him."
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7. Even every one H3605 that is called H7121 by my name H8034 : for I have created H1254 him for my glory H3519 , I have formed H3335 him; yea H637 , I have made H6213 him.
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8. Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, and those who cannot hear, even though they have ears.
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8. Bring forth H3318 the blind H5787 people H5971 that have H3426 eyes H5869 , and the deaf H2795 that have ears H241 .
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9. All the nations have gathered together so the people may be together. Who among them can make this known, and tell us what has happened before? Let them bring people who can show us that they are right. Let them hear and say, "It is true."
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9. Let all H3605 the nations H1471 be gathered H6908 together H3162 , and let the people H3816 be assembled H622 : who H4310 among them can declare H5046 this H2063 , and show H8085 us former things H7223 ? let them bring forth H5414 their witnesses H5707 , that they may be justified H6663 : or let them hear H8085 , and say H559 , It is truth H571 .
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10. "You can speak for Me," says the Lord. "You are My servant whom I have chosen so that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. No God was made before Me, and there will be none after Me.
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10. Ye H859 are my witnesses H5707 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , and my servant H5650 whom H834 I have chosen H977 : that H4616 ye may know H3045 and believe H539 me , and understand H995 that H3588 I H589 am he H1931 : before H6440 me there was no H3808 God H410 formed H3335 , neither H3808 shall there be H1961 after H310 me.
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11. I, even I, am the Lord. There is no one who saves except Me.
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11. I H595 , even I H595 , am the LORD H3068 ; and beside H4480 H1107 me there is no H369 savior H3467 .
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12. I have spoken and saved and have made things known, and there was no strange god among you. You can speak for Me," says the Lord, "and I am God.
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12. I H595 have declared H5046 , and have saved H3467 , and I have showed H8085 , when there was no H369 strange H2114 god among you : therefore ye H859 are my witnesses H5707 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that I H589 am God H410 .
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13. I am God and always will be. No one is able to take anything out of My hand. I do something, and who can change it?"
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13. Yea H1571 , before the day H4480 H3117 was I H589 am he H1931 ; and there is none H369 that can deliver H5337 out of my hand H4480 H3027 : I will work H6466 , and who H4310 shall let H7725 it?
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14. The Lord Who bought you and sets you free, the Holy One of Israel, says, "Because of you I have sent to Babylon, and will bring down all their leaders, even the Babylonians, into the ships in which they find joy.
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14. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , your redeemer H1350 , the Holy One H6918 of Israel H3478 ; For your sake H4616 I have sent H7971 to Babylon H894 , and have brought down H3381 all H3605 their nobles H1281 , and the Chaldeans H3778 , whose cry H7440 is in the ships H591 .
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15. I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Maker of Israel, your King."
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15. I H589 am the LORD H3068 , your Holy One H6918 , the creator H1254 of Israel H3478 , your King H4428 .
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16. This is what the Lord says, Who makes a way through the sea and a path through the powerful waters,
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16. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , which maketh H5414 a way H1870 in the sea H3220 , and a path H5410 in the mighty H5794 waters H4325 ;
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17. Who brings out the war-wagon and the horse, the army and the strong man, (They will lie down together and will not rise again. They are destroyed, put out like the fire of a little light):
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17. Which bringeth forth H3318 the chariot H7393 and horse H5483 , the army H2428 and the power H5808 ; they shall lie down H7901 together H3162 , they shall not H1077 rise H6965 : they are extinct H1846 , they are quenched H3518 as tow H6594 .
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18. "Do not remember the things that have happened before. Do not think about the things of the past.
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18. Remember H2142 ye not H408 the former things H7223 , neither H408 consider H995 the things of old H6931 .
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19. See, I will do a new thing. It will begin happening now. Will you not know about it? I will even make a road in the place where no people live, and rivers in the desert.
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19. Behold H2009 , I will do H6213 a new thing H2319 ; now H6258 it shall spring forth H6779 ; shall ye not H3808 know H3045 it? I will even H637 make H7760 a way H1870 in the wilderness H4057 , and rivers H5104 in the desert H3452 .
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20. The wild animals will honor Me, the wild dogs and the ostriches. For I give waters in the place where no people live, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
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20. The beast H2416 of the field H7704 shall honor H3513 me , the dragons H8565 and the owls H1323 H3284 : because H3588 I give H5414 waters H4325 in the wilderness H4057 , and rivers H5104 in the desert H3452 , to give drink H8248 to my people H5971 , my chosen H972 .
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21. The people whom I made for Myself will make known My praise.
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21. This H2098 people H5971 have I formed H3335 for myself ; they shall show forth H5608 my praise H8416 .
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22. "Yet you have not called on Me, O Jacob! You have become tired of Me, O Israel!
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22. But thou hast not H3808 called upon H7121 me , O Jacob H3290 ; but H3588 thou hast been weary H3021 of me , O Israel H3478 .
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23. You have not brought the sheep of your burnt gifts to Me in worship. You have not honored Me with your gifts on the altar. I have not made you bring gifts or special perfume to Me.
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23. Thou hast not H3808 brought H935 me the small cattle H7716 of thy burnt offerings H5930 ; neither H3808 hast thou honored H3513 me with thy sacrifices H2077 . I have not H3808 caused thee to serve H5647 with an offering H4503 , nor H3808 wearied H3021 thee with incense H3828 .
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24. You have not bought Me any sweet smelling plants with money. And you have not given Me the fat of your gifts on the altar. Instead you have put the weight of your sins upon Me. You have made Me tired with your wrong-doing.
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24. Thou hast bought H7069 me no H3808 sweet cane H7070 with money H3701 , neither H3808 hast thou filled H7301 me with the fat H2459 of thy sacrifices H2077 : but H389 thou hast made me to serve H5647 with thy sins H2403 , thou hast wearied H3021 me with thine iniquities H5771 .
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25. "I, even I, am the One Who takes away your sins because of Who I am. And I will not remember your sins.
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25. I H595 , even I H595 , am he H1931 that blotteth out H4229 thy transgressions H6588 for mine own sake H4616 , and will not H3808 remember H2142 thy sins H2403 .
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26. Make Me remember, and let us talk together. Make your cause known, that you may be shown not to be guilty.
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26. Put me in remembrance H2142 : let us plead H8199 together H3162 : declare H5608 thou H859 , that H4616 thou mayest be justified H6663 .
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27. Your first father sinned, and those who have spoken for you have sinned against Me.
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27. Thy first H7223 father H1 hath sinned H2398 , and thy teachers H3887 have transgressed H6586 against me.
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28. So I will make unclean the leaders of the holy place. I will give Jacob over to be destroyed, and Israel to sharp words of shame.
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28. Therefore I have profaned H2490 the princes H8269 of the sanctuary H6944 , and have given H5414 Jacob H3290 to the curse H2764 , and Israel H3478 to reproaches H1421 .
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