43:2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you;
when you pass 1 through the streams, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not harm 2 you.
43:5 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
From the east I will bring your descendants;
from the west I will gather you.
43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’
and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’
Bring my sons from distant lands,
and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth,
43:7 everyone who belongs to me, 3
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed – yes, whom I made!
1 tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
2 tn Heb “burn” (so NASB); NAB, NRSV, NLT “consume”; NIV “set you ablaze.”
3 tn Heb “everyone who is called by my name” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).