43:1 Now, this is what the Lord says,
the one who created you, O Jacob,
and formed you, O Israel:
“Don’t be afraid, for I will protect 1 you.
I call you by name, you are mine.
43:7 everyone who belongs to me, 2
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed – yes, whom I made!
43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, 3
the one who created Israel, your king.”
1 tn Or “redeem.” See the note at 41:14. Cf. NCV “saved you”; CEV “rescued you”; NLT “ransomed you.”
2 tn Heb “everyone who is called by my name” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
3 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.