Isaiah 43:5 (GNV)

Passage

Feare not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seede from the East, and gather thee from the West.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:3 For I am the Lord thy God, the holy one of Israel, thy Sauiour: I gaue Egypt for thy ransome, Ethiopia, and Seba for thee.

Isaiah 43:4 Because thou wast precious in my sight, and thou wast honourable, and I loued thee, therefore will I giue man for thee, and people for thy sake.

Isaiah 43:5 Feare not, for I am with thee: I will bring thy seede from the East, and gather thee from the West.

Isaiah 43:6 I will say to the North, Giue: and to the South, Keepe not backe: bring my sonnes from farre, and my daughters from the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 43:7 Euery one shall be called by my Name: for I created him for my glorie, formed him and made him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feare", "thee", "bring", "seede", "east", "gather", and "west". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "feare" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Because thou wast precious in my sight..." into verse 6's "I will say to the North Giue...", so "feare" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "feare" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.