42:25. And he hath poured out upon him the indignation of his fury, and a strong battle, and hath burnt him round about, and he knew not: and set him on fire, and he understood not. Isaias Chapter 43 God comforts his church, promising to protect her for ever: he expostulates with the Jews for their ingratitude. 43:1. And now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, and called thee by thy name: thou art mine. 43:2. When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee: 43:3. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I have given Egypt for thy atonement, Ethiopia and Saba for thee. 43:4. Since thou becamest honourable in my eyes, thou art glorious: I have loved thee, and I will give men for thee, and people for thy life. 43:5. Fear not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west. 43:6. I will say to the north: Give up: and to the south: Keep not back: bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth. 43:7. And every one that calleth upon my name, I have created him for my glory. I have formed him, and made him. 43:8. Bring forth the people that are blind, and have eyes: that are deaf, and have ears. 43:9. All the nations are assembled together, and the tribes are gathered: who among you can declare this, and shall make us hear the former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, let them be justified, and hear, and say: It is truth. 43:10. You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know, and believe me, and understand that I myself am. Before me there was no God formed, and after me there shall be none. 43:11. I am, I am the Lord: and there is no saviour besides me. 43:12. I have declared, and have saved. I have made it heard, and there was no strange one among you. You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and I am God. 43:13. And from the beginning I am the same, and there is none that can deliver out of my hind: I will work, and who shall turn it away? 43:14. Thus saith the Lord your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their bars, and the Chaldeans glorying in their ships. 43:15. I am the Lord your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. 43:16. Thus saith the Lord, who made a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters. 43:17. Who brought forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the strong: they lay down to sleep together, and they shall not rise again: they are broken as flax, and are extinct. 43:18. Remember not former things, and look not on things of old.