¶ But now thus saith the LORD that created¹ thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear² not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called³ thee by thy name; thou art mine⁴.

When thou passest⁵ through the waters, I will be⁶ with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest⁷ through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One⁸ of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave⁹ Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Since thou wast precious¹⁰ in my sight, thou hast been¹¹ honourable, and I have¹² loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life¹³.

Fear not:¹⁴ for I am with thee: I will¹⁵ bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring¹⁶ my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

Even every one that is called¹⁷ by my name: for I¹⁸ have created him for my¹⁹ glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

¶²⁰Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

Let all the²¹ nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among²² them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may²³ be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

¶ Ye are my witnesses²⁴, saith the LORD, and my servant²⁵ whom I have chosen: that ye²⁶ may know and believe me, and understand that I am he:²⁷ before me there was no God formed²⁸, neither shall there be after me.

²⁹I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

I have declared³⁰, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange³¹ god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses³², saith the LORD, that I am God.

Yea, before³³ the day was I am he; and there is none³⁴ that can deliver out of my hand: I will work³⁵, and who shall let it³⁶?

¶ Thus saith the LORD³⁷, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For³⁸ your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles³⁹, and the Chaldeans, whose cry⁴⁰ is in the ships.

I am the LORD⁴¹, your Holy One, the creator⁴² of Israel, your King.

Thus saith the LORD, which maketh⁴³ a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

Which bringeth⁴⁴ forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall⁴⁵ lie down together, they shall not rise: they are⁴⁶ extinct, they are quenched as tow.

⁴⁷Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Behold, I will do⁴⁸ a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even⁴⁹ make a way in the wilderness, and rivers⁵⁰ in the desert.

¶ The beast⁵¹ of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls⁵²: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen⁵³.

⁵⁴This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

¶ But thou hast not⁵⁵ called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been⁵⁶ weary of me, O Israel.

Thou hast not⁵⁷ brought me the small cattle⁵⁸ of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

Thou hast bought me no sweet⁵⁹ cane with money, neither⁶⁰ hast thou filled me⁶¹ with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

I, even I,⁶² am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine⁶³ own sake, and will not⁶⁴ remember thy sins.

Put⁶⁵ me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare⁶⁶ thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Thy first father⁶⁷ hath sinned, and thy⁶⁸ teachers have transgressed against me.

Therefore I have⁷⁰ profaned the princes⁷¹ of the sanctuary, and have⁷² given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.