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Isaiah 43:20 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The animals of the field, the jackals and the ostriches, shall honor me, because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen, "
Isaiah 43:20
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18 “Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
20 The animals of the field, the jackals and the ostriches, shall honor me, because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,
21 the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.
22 Yet you have not called on me, Jacob; but you have been weary of me, Israel.
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Isaiah 43:1
"But now the LORD who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel, says: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine."
Isaiah 43:2
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you."
Isaiah 43:3
"For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place."
Isaiah 43:4
"Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you, therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life."
Isaiah 43:5
"Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west."
Isaiah 43:6
"I will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’ and tell the south, ‘Don’t hold them back! Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth—"
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