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 you.I call you by name, you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you;when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you.When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;the flames will not harm you.
3 For I am the Lord your God,the Holy One of Israel, your deliverer.I have handed over Egypt as a ransom price,Ethiopia and Seba in place of you.
4 Since you are precious and special in my sight,and I love you,I will hand over people in place of you,nations in place of your life.
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.
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,
7 everyone who belongs to me,whom I created for my glory,whom I formed – yes, whom I made!