Isaiah 43:5

Fear 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

In Context

4Since 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

6I will say to the tzafon (north), 1 Give them up; and to the teiman (south), 1 hold not back; bring My banim from afar, 1 and My banot from the ketzeh ha'aretz; 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:3That then Hashem Eloheicha will bring you back from the golus, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from kol ha'amim whither Hashem Eloheicha hath dispersed thee.

Psalms 22:27The anavim (meek) shall eat and be satisfied; 1 they that seek Him shall praise Hashem. 1 Let your levav live forever! 1

Psalms 107:3And gathered them out of the lands, 1 from the mizrach (east), and from the ma'arav (west), 1 from the tzafon (north), and from the yam (sea). 1

Isaiah 27:12And it shall come to pass in Yom Hahu, that Hashem shall thresh from the flowing Nahar (i.e. [Euphrates] River) unto the Wadi Mitzrayim, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye Bnei Yisroel.

Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee; 1 be not dismayed; for I am Eloheicha; 1 I will strengthen thee; indeed, I will help thee; 1 indeed, I will uphold thee with My yamin tzedek. 1

Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through the mayim, I will be with thee; 1 and through the neharot, they shall not overflow thee: 1 when thou walkest through the eish, thou shalt not be burned; 1 neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 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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