Isaiah 43:16-Isaiah 44:5 - Despite The People Of Israel's Past Sin, The Lord Will Forgive Them
16 This is what the LORD says who makes a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, 17 who brings out chariots and horsemen, and armies and warriors at the same time. They lay there, never to rise again, extinguished, snuffed out like a candle: 18 "Don't remember the former things; don't dwell on things past. 19 Watch! I'm about to carry out something new! And now it's springing up don't you recognize it? I'm making a way in the wilderness and paths in the desert. 20 Wild animals, jackals, and owls will honor me because I provide water in the desert and streams in the wilderness to give drink to my people, my chosen ones, 21 the people whom I formed for myself and so that they may speak my praise."
22 "And yet you didn't call upon me, Jacob; indeed, you are tired of me, Israel! 23 You haven't brought me your sheep for a burnt offering, nor have you honored me with your sacrifices, nor have you made meal offerings for me yet I have not tired you about incense! 24 You haven't bought me sweet cane with money, nor have you satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. You have only burdened me with your sins and made me tired with your iniquities.
25 "I, I am the one who blots out your transgression for my own sake, and I'll remember your sins no more. 26 Recount the brief! Let's argue the matter together; Present your case, so that you may be proved right. 27 Your first ancestor sinned, and your mediators rebelled against me. 28 So I'll disgrace the leaders of the Temple, and I'll consign Jacob to total destruction and Israel to contempt.
1 "But now listen, Jacob my servant and Israel whom I have chosen: 2 This what the LORD says, the one who made you, formed you from the womb, and who will help you: "Don't be afraid, Jacob my servant, and Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I'll pour water upon thirsty ground and streams on parched land. So will I pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing upon your descendants. 4 They'll spring up as among the green grass, like willows by flowing streams. 5 One will say, "I belong to the LORD,' and another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will have written on his hand, "the LORD's,' and will adopt the name of Israel."