Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 43:4-5

"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. Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;" — Isaiah 43:4-5 (ASV)

Therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee:

It is enough for a child that his mother is near him, or that his father is with him; then is it not enough for you, O child of God, that God is with you? Israel was scattered when Isaiah wrote this prophecy, and would be afterwards scattered far and wide over the face of the earth; so God gave this comforting assurance, Fear not: for I am with thee: