Isaiah 43:4
New International Version
Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.

New Living Translation
Others were given in exchange for you. I traded their lives for yours because you are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you.

English Standard Version
Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life.

Berean Standard Bible
Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.

King James Bible
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

New King James Version
Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.

New American Standard Bible
“Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life.

NASB 1995
“Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.

NASB 1977
“Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.

Legacy Standard Bible
Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.

Amplified Bible
“Because you are precious in My sight, You are honored and I love you, I will give other men in return for you and other peoples in exchange for your life.

Christian Standard Bible
Because you are precious in my sight and honored, and I love you, I will give people in exchange for you and nations instead of your life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Because you are precious in My sight and honored, and I love you, I will give people in exchange for you and nations instead of your life.

American Standard Version
Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You are one who is precious in my eyes! You are glorious and I have loved you! I have given men in exchange for you, and peoples in exchange for your life!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Since thou becamest precious in my sight, thou hast become glorious, and I have loved thee: and I will give men for thee, and princes for thy life.

Contemporary English Version
To me, you are very dear, and I love you. That's why I gave up nations and people to rescue you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Since thou becamest honourable in my eyes, thou art glorious: I have loved thee, and I will give men for thee, and people for thy life.

English Revised Version
Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honourable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men for thee, and peoples for thy life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Since you are precious to me, you are honored and I love you. I will exchange others for you. Nations will be the price I pay for your life.

Good News Translation
I will give up whole nations to save your life, because you are precious to me and because I love you and give you honor.

International Standard Version
Since you're precious in my sight and honored, and because I love you, I'm giving up people in your place, and nations in exchange for your life."

JPS Tanakh 1917
Since thou art precious in My sight, and honourable, And I have loved thee; Therefore will I give men for thee, And peoples for thy life.

Literal Standard Version
Since you were precious in My eyes, | You were honored, and I have loved you, | And I appoint men in your stead, | And peoples instead of your life.

Majority Standard Bible
Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.

New American Bible
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.

NET Bible
Since you are precious and special in my sight, and I love you, I will hand over people in place of you, nations in place of your life.

New Revised Standard Version
Because you are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life.

New Heart English Bible
Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you; therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.

Webster's Bible Translation
Since thou hast been precious in my sight, thou hast been honorable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

World English Bible
Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you, therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.

Young's Literal Translation
Since thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.

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Context
Israel's Only Savior
3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. 4Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life. 5Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.…

Cross References
Revelation 3:9
Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.

Exodus 19:5
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations--for the whole earth is Mine.

Exodus 19:6
And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites."

Isaiah 49:5
And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him--for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength--

Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.


Treasury of Scripture

Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honorable, and I have loved you: therefore will I give men for you, and people for your life.

precious

Exodus 19:5,6
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: …

Deuteronomy 7:6-8
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth…

Deuteronomy 14:2
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

thou hast been

Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

Psalm 112:9
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

John 5:44
How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

I Have

Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Hosea 11:1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Malachi 1:2
I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,

life, or, person

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Verse 4. - Since thou wast precious. "Since" probably means "from the time that" (LXX., ἀφ οῦ), not "because," as Delitzsch and Mr. Cheyne render. Israel became "precious" from the time that the promise was given to Jacob that in his seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed (Genesis 28:14). Thenceforward God placed the interests of Israel above those of "men" generally, and markedly above those of any other "people." People; rather, peoples - as Mizraim, Cush, Seba (ver. 3).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Because
מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר (mê·’ă·šer)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you are precious
יָקַ֧רְתָּ (yā·qar·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3365: To be heavy, valuable, to make rare

and honored
נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ (niḵ·baḏ·tā)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

in My sight,
בְעֵינַ֛י (ḇə·‘ê·nay)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

and [because] I
וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

love you,
אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ (’ă·haḇ·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

I will give
וְאֶתֵּ֤ן (wə·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

men
אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

in exchange for you
תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ (taḥ·te·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

and nations
וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים (ū·lə·’um·mîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3816: A community

in place of
תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

your life.
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (nap̄·še·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


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