Yesaya 43:3-7

43:3 For I am the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, ¹  your deliverer.

I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price,

Ethiopia and Seba ²  in place of you.

43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, ³ 

and I love you,

I will hand over people in place of you,

nations in place of your life.

43:5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.

From the east I will bring your descendants;

from the west I will gather you.

43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’

and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’

Bring my sons from distant lands,

and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,

43:7 everyone who belongs to me, ⁴ 

whom I created for my glory,

whom I formed – yes, whom I made!

[43:3]  ¹ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[43:3]  ² sn Seba is not the same as Sheba in southern Arabia; cf. Gen 1:10; 1 Chr 1:9.

[43:4]  ³ tn Heb “Since you are precious in my eyes and you are honored.”

[43:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “everyone who is called by my name” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).