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Isaiah 43:1

וְעַתָּ֞ה
ʻattâh
and — at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
כֹּֽה
kôh
properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
אָמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
בֹּרַאֲךָ֣
bârâʼ
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
יַעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖
yâtsar
and — to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
אַל
ʼal
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
תִּירָא֙
yârêʼ
to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
כִּ֣י
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ
gâʼal
to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
קָרָ֥אתִי
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
בְשִׁמְךָ֖
shêm
in/with/by — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
לִי
le-
to/for me/my
אָֽתָּה
ʼattâh
thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
Isaiah 43:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
But now, this is what the Lord, your Creator says, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity]; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
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Yahweh is named creator and redeemer in the same breath - the same power that made Israel in the first place is the power now bringing them home.

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But now, this is what the Lord, your Creator says, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you [from captivity]; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
Isaiah 43:1
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