Isaiah 43:4

Since thou wast precious in My sight, 1 thou hast been honored, and I have loved thee: 1 therefore will I give adam + 43:4 See Isa 53:8 in exchange for thee, 1 and people in exchange for thy nefesh. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

3For I am Hashem Eloheicha, 1 the Kadosh Yisroel, thy Moshi'a: 1 I gave Mitzrayim for thy kofer (ransom), 1 Kush and Seva in thy place. 1

5Fear not; 1 for I am with thee: 1 I will bring thy zera from the mizrach (east), 1 and gather thee from the ma'arav (west); 1

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Cross References

Genesis 12:2So that I will make of thee a goy gadol (great nation), so that I will bless thee, and make thy shem great; and so thou shalt be a brocha (blessing);

Deuteronomy 4:37And because He loved Avoteicha, therefore He chose their zera after them, and brought thee out in His sight with His ko'ach hagadol out of Mitzrayim;

Deuteronomy 14:2For thou art an Am Kadosh unto Hashem Eloheicha, and Hashem hath chosen thee to be an Am Segullah (treasured people) unto Himself, above kol haamim that are upon ha'adamah.

Deuteronomy 32:9For Hashemʼs chelek is His people; 1 Ya'akov is the chevel (allotment) of His nachalah. 1

Psalms 135:4For Hashem hath chosen Ya'akov unto Himself, 1 and Yisroel for His segullah (peculiar treasure). 1

Jeremiah 31:3Again I will build thee up, 1 and thou shalt be rebuilt, O Betulat Yisroel; 1 thou shalt again adorn thyself with thy timbrels, 1 and shalt go forth in the dance of merrymakers. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:2-8

Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt… Read the whole commentary →

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