“But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.”
The pivotal reassurance—'But now thus says Yahweh, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you'—announces radical reversal after judgment. The appeal to creation and formation recalls God's primordial relationship with Jacob/Israel, suggesting that nothing can sever this foundational bond. The declaration 'I have redeemed you' uses past tense for future action, expressing divine commitment with certainty. This verse announces that exile is ending; God has already determined Israel's liberation even though the journey home has not yet begun.
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