Isaiah 43:1-7

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‘Do not be afraid,
    I have rescued you to belong to me.
I have called you by your name,
    so now you are mine.
² When you go through deep water,
    I will be with you.
When you cross dangerous rivers,
    you will not drown.
When you walk through fire,
    it will not burn you.
The flames will not destroy you.^[a]
3 I am the Lord, your God,
    so I will rescue you.
I am Israel's Holy God, your Saviour.
I gave Egypt as the price to buy you back.
    I gave Ethiopia and Seba to their enemies,
    so that you could be free.
⁴ You are very valuable to me.
    You are my special people, and I love you.
So I will give other people to their enemies,
    to keep your lives safe.
Other nations will pay the price,
    instead of you.
⁵ I am with you,
    so do not be afraid.
I will bring your descendants from the east.
    I will also bring you together from the west.
⁶ I will say to people in the north,
    “Give them back!”
And I will say to people in the south,
    “Do not stop them!”
Bring my sons from places that are far away.
    Bring my daughters from the ends of the earth.
⁷ Bring back everyone who belongs to me.
I created them,
    so that they would bring honour to me.
I made them who they are.
    Yes, I made them!