Focused Passage

Isaiah 43:14-21

Fear Not, I Have Redeemed You

Isaiah 43 moves from the LORD’s direct assurance to Jacob-Israel that they must not fear because He has created, formed, redeemed, called, and claimed them, to His promise to gather His sons and daughters from the ends of the earth, to a courtroom summons where Israel serves as the LORD’s witness against the nations and idols, to the announcement of a new exodus surpassing the old, and finally to the LORD’s indictment that Israel has burdened Him with sin even as He promises to blot out transgressions for His own sake.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice.

15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”

16Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters,

17who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

18“Do not call to mind the former things; pay no attention to the things of old.

19Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.

21The people I formed for Myself will declare My praise.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Original words

Thusכֹּֽה־H3541Adverbsaysאָמַ֧רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֛הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Redeemerגֹּאַלְכֶ֖םH1350Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralthe Holyקְד֣וֹשׁH6918Adjective - masculine singular constructOne of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularFor your sakeלְמַעַנְכֶ֞םH4616Preposition | second person masculine pluralI will sendשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיH7971Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularto Babylonבָבֶ֗לָהH894Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularand bring themוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularallכֻּלָּ֔םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralas fugitivesבָֽרִיחִים֙H1281Noun - masculine pluraleven the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֖יםH3778Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine pluralin the shipsבָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתH591Preposition-b | Noun - feminine pluralin which they rejoiceרִנָּתָֽם׃H7440Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • That is, the Babylonians
Verse 15

Original words

Iאֲנִ֥יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Holy Oneקְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑םH6918Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralthe Creatorבּוֹרֵ֥אH1254Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular[and] your Kingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃סH4428Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 16

Original words

Thusכֹּ֚הH3541Adverbsaysאָמַ֣רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwho makesהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןH5414Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulara wayדָּ֑רֶךְH1870Noun - common singularin the seaבַּיָּ֖םH3220Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand a pathנְתִיבָֽה׃H5410Noun - feminine singularthrough the surgingעַזִּ֖יםH5794Adjective - masculine pluralwatersוּבְמַ֥יִםH4325Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 17

Original words

who brings outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאH3318Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularthe chariotsרֶֽכֶב־H7393Noun - masculine singularand horsesוָס֖וּסH5483Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularthe armiesחַ֣יִלH2428Noun - masculine singularand warriorsוְעִזּ֑וּזH5808Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singulartogetherיַחְדָּ֤וH3162Adverbto lie downיִשְׁכְּבוּ֙H7901Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralneverבַּל־H1077Adverbto rise againיָק֔וּמוּH6965Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto be extinguishedדָּעֲכ֖וּH1846Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralsnuffed outכָבֽוּ׃H3518Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plurallike a wickכַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הH6594Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 18

Original words

Do notאַֽל־H408Adverbcall to mindתִּזְכְּר֖וּH2142Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe former thingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתH7223Adjective - feminine pluralpay noאַל־H408Adverbattentionתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃H995Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralto the things of oldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתH6931Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural
Verse 19

Original words

Beholdהִנְנִ֨יH2005Interjection | first person common singularI am about to doעֹשֶׂ֤הH6213Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularsomething newחֲדָשָׁה֙H2319Adjective - feminine singulareven nowעַתָּ֣הH6258Adverbit is comingתִצְמָ֔חH6779Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularDo you notהֲל֖וֹאH3808Adverb - Negative particlesee itתֵֽדָע֑וּהָH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person feminine singularIndeedאַ֣ףH637ConjunctionI will makeאָשִׂ֤יםH7760Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singulara wayדֶּ֔רֶךְH1870Noun - common singularin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙H4057Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular[and] streamsנְהָרֽוֹת׃H5104Noun - masculine pluralin the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןH3452Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

The beastsחַיַּ֣תH2416Noun - feminine singular constructof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הH7704Article | Noun - masculine singularwill honor Meתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙H3513Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singularthe jackalsתַּנִּ֖יםH8577Noun - common pluralandוּבְנ֣וֹתH1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructthe ostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הH3284Noun - feminine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionI provideנָתַ֨תִּיH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularwaterמַ֗יִםH4325Noun - masculine pluralin the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רH4057Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular[and] riversנְהָרוֹת֙H5104Noun - masculine pluralin the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןH3452Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularto give drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתH8248Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructto My chosenבְחִירִֽי׃H972Adjective - masculine singular construct | first person common singularpeopleעַמִּ֥יH5971Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Or serpents or dragons
  • Literally and daughters of an ostrich or and daughters of an owl
Verse 21

Original words

The peopleעַם־H5971Noun - masculine singular. . .זוּ֙H2098Pronoun - relativeI formedיָצַ֣רְתִּיH3335Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularfor Myselfלִ֔יPreposition | first person common singularwill declareיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃סH5608Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralMy praiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יH8416Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

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