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But now, thussays the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
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"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walkthrough the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flameburn you.
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"Since* you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.
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"I 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,
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Bring out the peoplewho are blind, even though they haveeyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.
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All the nations have gatheredtogether So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them can declarethis And proclaim to us the formerthings? Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say, "It is true."
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"You are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "And My servantwhom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was noGodformed, And there will be noneafter Me.
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"It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was nostrange god among you; So you are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "And I am God.
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Thussays the LORD your Redeemer, the HolyOne of Israel, "For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And will bring them alldown as fugitives, Even the Chaldeans, into the ships in which they rejoice.
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Who bringsforth the chariot and the horse, The army and the mightyman (They will liedowntogether and not rise again; They have been quenched and extinguished like a wick ):
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"Behold, I will dosomethingnew, Now it will springforth; Will you not be aware of it? I will evenmake a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.
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"The beasts of the field will glorify Me, The jackals and the ostriches, Because I have givenwaters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To givedrink to My chosenpeople.
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"You have not brought to Me the sheep of your burntofferings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, Norwearied you with incense.
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"You have bought Me not sweetcane with money, Nor have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices; Rather you have burdened Me with your sins, You have wearied Me with your iniquities.