Isaiah 43 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 43:1
KJVBut 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.
WEBBut now Yahweh who created you, Jacob,
YLTAnd now, thus said Jehovah, Thy Creator, O Jacob, and thy Fashioner, O Israel, Be not afraid, for I have redeemed thee, I have called on thy name -- thou [art] Mine.
Isaiah 43:2
KJVWhen 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.
WEBWhen you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
YLTWhen thou passest into waters, I [am] with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.
Isaiah 43:3
KJVFor I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
WEBFor I am Yahweh your God,
YLTFor I -- Jehovah thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour, I have appointed Egypt thine atonement, Cush and Seba in thy stead.
Isaiah 43:4
KJVSince 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.
WEBSince you have been precious and honored in my sight,
YLTSince thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.
Isaiah 43:5
KJVFear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
WEBDon’t be afraid; for I am with you.
YLTBe not afraid, for I [am] with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee.
Isaiah 43:6
KJVI will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;
WEBI will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’
YLTI am saying to the north, `Give up,' And to the south, `Restrain not.' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.
Isaiah 43:7
KJVEven every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
WEBeveryone who is called by my name,
YLTEvery one who is called by My name, Even for My honour I have created him, I have formed him, yea, I have made him.
Isaiah 43:8
KJVBring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
WEBBring out the blind people who have eyes,
YLTHe brought out a blind people who have eyes, And deaf ones who have ears.
Isaiah 43:9
KJVLet all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
WEBLet all the nations be gathered together,
YLTAll the nations have been gathered together, And the peoples are assembled, Who among them declareth this, And former things causeth us to hear? They give their witnesses, And they are declared righteous, And they hear and say, `Truth.'
Isaiah 43:10
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Isaiah 43:11
KJVI, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.
WEBI myself am Yahweh;
YLTI -- I [am] Jehovah, And besides Me there is no saviour.
Isaiah 43:12
KJVI have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God.
WEBI have declared, I have saved, and I have shown;
YLTI -- I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And ye [are] My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I [am] God.
Isaiah 43:13
KJVYea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
WEBYes, since the day was, I am he;
YLTEven from the day I [am] He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back?
Isaiah 43:14
KJVThus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.
WEBYahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “For your sake, I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring all of them down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
YLTThus said Jehovah, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: `For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And caused bars to descend -- all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song [is] in the ships.
Isaiah 43:15
KJVI am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
WEBI am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”
YLTI [am] Jehovah, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.'
Isaiah 43:16
KJVThus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
WEBYahweh, who makes a way in the sea,
YLTThus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.
Isaiah 43:17
KJVWhich bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.
WEBwho brings out the chariot and horse,
YLTWho is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: `Together they lie down -- they rise not, They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.'
Isaiah 43:18
KJVRemember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
WEB“Don’t remember the former things,
YLTRemember not former things, And ancient things consider not.
Isaiah 43:19
KJVBehold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
WEBBehold, I will do a new thing.
YLTLo, I am doing a new thing, now it springeth up, Do ye not know it? Yea, I put in a wilderness a way, In a desolate place -- floods.
Isaiah 43:20
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Isaiah 43:21
KJVThis people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
WEBthe people which I formed for myself,
YLTThis people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.
Isaiah 43:22
KJVBut thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.
WEBYet you have not called on me, Jacob;
YLTAnd Me thou hast not called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied of me, O Israel,
Isaiah 43:23
KJVThou hast not brought me the small cattle 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.
WEBYou have not brought me of your sheep for burnt offerings;
YLTThou hast not brought in to Me, The lamb of thy burnt-offerings, And [with] thy sacrifices thou hast not honoured Me, I have not caused thee to serve with a present, Nor wearied thee with frankincense.
Isaiah 43:24
KJVThou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
WEBYou have bought me no sweet cane with money,
YLTThou hast not bought for Me with money sweet cane, And [with] the fat of thy sacrifices hast not filled Me, Only -- thou hast caused Me to serve with thy sins, Thou hast wearied Me with thine iniquities.
Isaiah 43:25
KJVI, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
WEBI, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake;
YLTI -- I [am] He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.
Isaiah 43:26
KJVPut me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
WEBPut me in remembrance.
YLTCause me to remember -- we are judged together, Declare thou that thou mayest be justified.
Isaiah 43:27
KJVThy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.
WEBYour first father sinned,
YLTThy first father sinned, And thine interpreters transgressed against me,
Isaiah 43:28
KJVTherefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
WEBTherefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary;
YLTAnd I pollute princes of the sanctuary, And I give Jacob to destruction, and Israel to revilings!
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