3 For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; aI gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have aloved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.
5aFear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And bgather you from the west;
6 I will say to the anorth, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’ Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth—
7 Everyone who is acalled by My name, Whom bI have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”
8aBring out the blind people who have eyes, And the bdeaf who have ears.
seed—descendants scattered in all lands. VITRINGA understands it of the spiritual "seed" of the Church produced by mystical regeneration: for the expression is, "bring," not "bring back." This sense is perhaps included, but not to the exclusion of the literal Israel's restoration (Jeremiah 30:10-11; Amos 9:9; Zechariah 2:6-13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 43:5:
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.