Isaiah 43:1–7

¹But now, this is what the LORD says—

He who created you, O Jacob,

and He who formed you, O Israel:

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by your name; you are Mine!

²When you pass through the waters,

I will be with you;

and when you go through the rivers,

they will not overwhelm you.

When you walk through the fire,

you will not be scorched;

the flames will not set you ablaze.

³For I am the LORD your God,

the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;

I give Egypt for your ransom,

Cush^a and Seba in your place.

⁴Because you are precious and honored in My sight,

and because I love you,

I will give men in exchange for you

and nations in place of your life.

⁵Do not be afraid, for I am with you;

I will bring your offspring from the east

and gather you from the west.

⁶I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’

and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back!’

Bring My sons from afar,

and My daughters from the ends of the earth—

⁷everyone called by My name and created for My glory,

whom I have indeed formed and made.”