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Isaiah 43:3–4

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3For I am the Lord your God,g

the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior.h

I have given Egypt as a ransom for you,

Cush and Seba in your place.

4Because you are precious in my sighti

and honored, and I love you,j

I will give people in exchange for you

and nations instead of your life.

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Isaiah 43:4: Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.

Cross references

  1. gEx 20:2; Is 41:13
  2. hIs 19:20; 43:11; 45:15,21; 49:26; 60:16; 63:8
  3. i2Kg 1:13–14; Ps 36:7; 72:14; Pr 3:15; Is 28:16
  4. jIs 63:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For I am the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

I give Egypt as your ransom,

Cush and Seba in exchange for you.

Because you are precious in my eyes,

and honored, and I love you,

I give men in return for you,

peoples in exchange for your life.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For I am the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;

I give Egypt for your ransom,

Cush and Seba in your stead.

Since you are precious and honored in my sight,

and because I love you,

I will give people in exchange for you,

nations in exchange for your life.

NLTNew Living Translation

For I am the Lord, your God,

the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

I gave Egypt as a ransom for your freedom;

I gave Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

Others were given in exchange for you.

I traded their lives for yours

because you are precious to me.

You are honored, and I love you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For I am Yahweh, your God,

the holy one of Israel, your savior.

I give you Egypt as ransom,

Cush and Seba in place of you.

Because you are precious in my eyes,

you are honored, and I myself love you,

and I give people in place of you,

and nations in place of your life.

KJV 1900King James Version

For I am the Lord thy God,

The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour:

I gave Egypt for thy ransom,

Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Since 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.