When You Pass Through the Waters (Isaiah 43:1-3)
Isaiah 43:1-3 · Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 43:1-3 speaks to anyone walking through overwhelming circumstances: 'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.' God does not promise the absence of deep waters or fire, but his presence in them, so that they will not sweep over or consume you. The reason is personal, 'I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.'
1But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
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