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Isaiah 43:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 43:3

Verse 3 of 28

Scripture focus

For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

Isaiah 43:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 43:3

Theological / Devotional

Holy One. See on ch. 40:25.

Ethiopia and Seba. See on Gen. 10:6, 7. Some have suggested that this verse refers to the transfer of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba into the hands of Persia in return for her liberation of the Jews from Babylonian captivity. Cyrus issued the first decree permitting the Jews to leave Babylon and rebuild their Temple (2 Chron. 36:22, 23; Ezra 1:2-4), and his son Cambyses conquered Egypt (see Vol. III, p. 326). The dominant thought here is the preciousness of Israel in the eyes of the Lord. See also Eze. 29:18, 19.

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