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Isaiah 43:3

CushEgyptSeba
SalvationGod's holiness

1 But now thus saith the LORD 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.

2 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.

For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

5 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

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BSB
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.
KJV
For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
WEB
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
ASV
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.
DARBY
For I [am] Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
BLB
For I, YHWH, [am] your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt [for] your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
ÅB
for jeg er Herren din Gud, Israels Hellige, din frelser; jeg gir Egypt til løsepenger for deg, Etiopia og Seba gir jeg i ditt sted.
OTB
For jeg er Herren din Gud, Israels Hellige, din Frelser; jeg har gitt Egypt som din løsepenge, Kusj og Seba i ditt sted.
B1930
for jeg er Herren din Gud, Israels Hellige, din frelser; jeg gir Egypten til løsepenger for dig, Etiopia og Seba gir jeg i ditt sted.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 60:16

    Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

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  • Isaiah 45:15

    Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

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  • Isaiah 49:26

    And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

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  • Exodus 20:2

    I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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  • 2 Chronicles 14:9–14

    And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

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  • Proverbs 21:18

    The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

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  • Isaiah 45:21

    Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

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  • Jude 1:25

    To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

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