Isaiah 43:3–11

³For 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.

⁴Others 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.

⁵“Do not be afraid, for I am with you.

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

⁶I will say to the north and south,

‘Bring my sons and daughters back to Israel

from the distant corners of the earth.

⁷Bring all who claim me as their God,

for I have made them for my glory.

It was I who created them.’ ”

⁸Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind,

who have ears but are deaf.

⁹Gather the nations together!

Assemble the peoples of the world!

Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?

Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?

Where are the witnesses of such predictions?

Who can verify that they spoke the truth?

¹⁰“But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord.

“You are my servant.

You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,

and understand that I alone am God.

There is no other God—

there never has been, and there never will be.

¹¹I, yes I, am the Lord,

and there is no other Savior.