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1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, Jacob, and formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine. 2 When you pass through waters, I will be with you; through rivers, you shall not be swept away. When you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, nor will flames consume you. 3 For I, the LORD, am your God, the Holy One of Israel, your savior. I give Egypt as ransom for you, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are precious in my eyes and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you and nations in exchange for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you; from the east I will bring back your offspring, from the west I will gather you. 6 I will say to the north: Give them up! and to the south: Do not hold them! Bring back my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth: Isaiah 43:1-6, New American Bible Revised. Copyright © 2010 USCCB.
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