Discovery BoxIsaiah 43:1 
Context43:1 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.
Isaiah 43:14
Context43:14 This is what the Lord says,
your protector, 2 the Holy One of Israel: 3
“For your sake I send to Babylon
and make them all fugitives, 4
turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs. 5
1 tn Or “redeem.” See the note at 41:14. Cf. NCV “saved you”; CEV “rescued you”; NLT “ransomed you.”
2 tn Or “kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
3 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
4 tn Heb “and I bring down [as] fugitives all of them.”
5 tn The Hebrew text reads literally, “as for the Babylonians, in ships their joyful shout.” This might be paraphrased, “even the Babylonians in the ships [over which] they joyfully shouted.” The point would be that the Lord caused the Babylonians to flee for safety in the ships in which they took such great pride. A slight change in vocalization yields the reading “into mourning songs,” which provides a good contrast with “joyful shout.” The prefixed bet (בְּ) would indicate identity.
