Isaiah 43:5

What does Isaiah 43:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 43:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Have no fear, for I am with you: I will take your seed from the east, and get you together from the west;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Be not afraid, for I <FI>am<Fi> with thee, From the east I bring in thy seed, And from the west I gather thee.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Fear not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Fear not, for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

Context

v.4Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life.

v.5This passage

v.6I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back; bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the end of the earth;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 41:10

    fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Jeremiah 46:27

    But fear not thou, O Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

  • Psalms 106:47

    Save us, O Jehovah our God, And gather us from among the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.

  • Isaiah 11:11

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

  • Acts 18:9

    And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:

  • 1 Kings 8:46

    If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near;

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