Isaiah 44:8

Isaiah 44:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not fear, nor be afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed there is no other Rock; I know not one.’ ”

Context of Isaiah 44:8

6This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Armies, says: I am the first and I am the last. There is no God but me. 7Who, like me, can announce the future? Let him say so and make a case before me, since I have established an ancient people. Let these gods declare the coming things, and what will take place. Do not be startled or afraid. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other Rock; I do not know any. 9All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure benefits no one. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame. 10Who makes a god or casts a metal image that benefits no one?

Isaiah 44:8 word by word

אַֽל־תִּפְחֲדוּ֙ וְאַל־תִּרְה֔וּ הֲלֹ֥א מֵאָ֛ז הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֥יךָ וְהִגַּ֖דְתִּי וְאַתֶּ֣ם עֵדָ֑י הֲיֵ֤שׁ אֱל֙וֹהַּ֙ מִבַּלְעָדַ֔י וְאֵ֥ין צ֖וּר בַּל־יָדָֽעְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fearפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342
• ye not, neither be afraidרָהָהrâhâh · to fearH7297
• have not I toldשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• thee from that timeמֵאָז'âz · the pastH227
• and have declaredנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• even my witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• Is thereיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• a Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• besideבִּלְעֲדֵיbil‛ădêy bal‛ădêy · besideH1107
• no Godצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Isaiah 44:8

• Isaiah 44:2This is the word of the Lord your Maker, the one who formed you from the womb: He will help you. Do not fear, Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
• Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
• Proverbs 3:25Don’t fear sudden danger or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,
• Jeremiah 10:7Who should not fear you, King of the nations? It is what you deserve. For among all the wise people of the nations and among all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
• Jeremiah 30:10As for you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid — this is the Lord’s declaration — and do not be discouraged, Israel, for without fail I will save you out of a distant place, your descendants, from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return and have calm and quiet with no one to frighten him.
• John 6:10Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place; so they sat down. The men numbered about five thousand.
• Isaiah 42:9The past events have indeed happened. Now I declare new events; I announce them to you before they occur.”
• Isaiah 48:5therefore I declared to you long ago. I announced it to you before it occurred, so you could not claim, ‘My idol caused them; my carved image and cast idol control them.’
• Genesis 15:13Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be resident aliens for four hundred years in a land that does not belong to them and will be enslaved and oppressed.
• Genesis 28:13The Lord was standing there beside him, saying, “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.
• Genesis 46:3God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
• Genesis 48:19But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”
• Genesis 49:1Then Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather around, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the days to come.
• Leviticus 26:1“Do not make worthless idols for yourselves, set up a carved image or sacred pillar for yourselves, or place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God.
• Deuteronomy 4:25“When you have children and grandchildren and have been in the land a long time, and if you act corruptly, make an idol in the form of anything, and do what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, angering him,
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now if you faithfully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all his commands I am giving you today, the Lord your God will put you far above all the nations of the earth.

Commentaries on Isaiah 44:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Fear ye not - to - תרהו tirehu never occurs. Perhaps it should be תיראו tireu, fear ye. Two MSS. read תירהו tirehu, and one of mine תהרו taharu .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Fear ye not, neither be afraid - (see the notes at Isaiah 41:10). The word rendered here be afraid,‘ occurs nowhere else in the Bible. There can be no doubt, however, in regard to its meaning. The Septuagint renders it, ́ ͂ Mēde planasthe - Neither be deceived.‘ All the other ancient versions express the sense to fear, to be afraid (Gesenius‘ Lexicon on the word ירה yârahh ). Have not I told thee from that time - Have I not fully declared from the very…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-20This passage uses the form of a trial speech to press God’s argument that disgrace comes to all who trust in idols and false gods.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. be afraid--literally, "be astounded," or "distracted with fear." from that time--namely, from the time that "I appointed the ancient people" (Is 44:7). From the time of Abraham's call, his family were the depositories of the predictions of the Redeemer, whereas the promise of Cyrus was not heard of till Isaiah's time; therefore, the event to the prediction and accomplishment of which God appeals in proof of His sole Godhead, is the redemption of man by…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 44

• 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