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Isaiah 43:3–5

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Because I am God, your personal God,

The Holy of Israel, your Savior.

I paid a huge price for you:

all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!

That’s how much you mean to me!

That’s how much I love you!

I’d sell off the whole world to get you back,

trade the creation just for you.

5–7“So don’t be afraid: I’m with you.

I’ll round up all your scattered children,

pull them in from east and west.

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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.

Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.

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.

Fear not, for I am with you;

I will bring your offspring from the east,

and from the west I will gather you.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

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.

Do not be afraid, for I am with you;

I will bring your children from the east

and gather you from the west.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For I am the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior.

I have given Egypt as a ransom for you,

Cush and Seba in your place.

Because you are precious in my sight

and honored, and I love you,

I will give people in exchange for you

and nations instead of your life.

Do not fear, for I am with you;

I will bring your descendants from the east,

and gather you from the west.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

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.

“Do not be afraid, for I am with you.

I will gather you and your children from east and west.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

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.

You must not fear,

for I am with you.

I will bring your offspring from the east,

and I will gather you from the west.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

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.

Fear not: for I am with thee:

I will bring thy seed from the east,

And gather thee from the west;

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