[43:14] Israel's holy God, the Lord who saves you, says, “To save you, I will send an army against Babylon; I will break down the city gates, and the shouts of her people will turn into crying.
[43:15] I am the Lord, your holy God. I created you, Israel, and I am your king.”
[43:16] Long ago the Lord made a road through the sea, a path through the swirling waters.
[43:17] He led a mighty army to destruction, an army of chariots and horses. Down they fell, never to rise, snuffed out like the flame of a lamp!
[43:18] But the Lord says, “Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago.
[43:19] Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already—you can see it now! I will make a road through the wilderness and give you streams of water there.
[43:20] Even the wild animals will honor me; jackals and ostriches will praise me when I make rivers flow in the desert to give water to my chosen people.
[43:21] They are the people I made for myself, and they will sing my praises!”