Isaiah 43:13

Isaiah 43:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
• New International Version (NIV)Yes, and from ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also henceforth I am he; there is none who can deliver from my hand; I work, and who can turn it back?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed before the day was, I am He; And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?”

Context of Isaiah 43:13

11I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. 12I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God. Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?” 14Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake, I will send to Babylon and bring them all as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. 15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”

Isaiah 43:13 word by word

גַּם־מִיּוֹם֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּ֑יל אֶפְעַ֖ל וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ סRead the interlinear

• Evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• from eternityיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• Heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• and noneאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• can deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• out of My handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• When I actפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• can reverse itשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725

Cross-references for Isaiah 43:13

• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
• Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
• Psalms 93:2Your throne was established long ago; You are from all eternity.
• Proverbs 8:23From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began.
• Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel— One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
• Habakkuk 1:12Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.
• John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• John 8:58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
• 1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
• Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
• Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
• Deuteronomy 28:31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
• Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
• Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
• Hosea 2:10And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.
• Hosea 5:14For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Yea, before the day was - Before the first day, or before the beginning of time; from eternity. The Septuagint renders it correctly, ̓ ̓ ̓ Ap' archēs and the Vulgate (Ab initio ), From the beginning.‘ I am he - I am the same Isaiah 43:10. I will work - I will accomplish my designs. And who shall let it? - Margin, as Hebrew, Turn it back.‘ The meaning is, Who can hinder it?‘ And the doctrine taught here is: 1. That God is from everlasting, for if he was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Idolaters are called to appear in defence of their idols. Those who make them, and trust in them, are like unto them. They have the shape and faculties of men; but they have not common sense. But God's people know the power of his grace, the sweetness of his comforts, the kind care of his providence, and the truth of his promise. All servants of God can give such an account of what he has wrought in them, and done for them, as may lead others…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13The Lord here called on Israel, his blind servant, to be his star witness in a mock trial against idols and false gods. Israel knew that the Lord alone is God, and the people had experienced his salvation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. before--literally, from the time of the first existence of day. let--Old English for "hinder" (Is 14:27). Rather, translate, "undo it" [Horsley].Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings