EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Isaiah 43:13
13‘Today and every day, I am God. If I hold you in my hand, nobody can take you away from my power. When I do something, nobody can change it.’
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 am the Lord, I alone. There is no other saviour, except me. 12I promised to save you, and I did what I said I would do. I told everyone what I had done. There was no foreign god among you, who did that for you. So you are the people who must say that I am the only true God.’ That is what the Lord says. ‘Today and every day, I am God. If I hold you in my hand, nobody can take you away from my power. When I do something, nobody can change it.’ 14The Lord is your Redeemer, Israel's Holy God. He says this: ‘I will send an army to attack Babylon, so that you, my people, will be safe. I will cause all the Babylonians to run away. They were proud of their great ships, but now they will use them to escape from their enemies. 15I am the Lord, your Holy God. I am the one who created Israel. I am your King.’
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גַּם־מִיּוֹם֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּ֑יל אֶפְעַ֖ל וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 43:13
- Isaiah 57:15The Mighty God is far higher than all others. He rules from above and he lives for ever. His name is holy. He says, ‘I live in a high and holy place. But I am also with anyone who is humble and who is sorry when he does wrong things. I will comfort people who are like that, and I will give them hope.
- Psalms 90:2From before the mountains began, and before you made the world, you were already there, as God. You have no beginning and no end.
- Psalms 93:2You, Lord, have always ruled as King, since before the beginning of time.
- Proverbs 8:23He chose me as his servant from the beginning of time. That was before the world began.
- Micah 5:2But God tells us this: ‘Bethlehem Ephrathah is only a little town, among all the many towns in Judah,’ God says. ‘But I will choose someone who is born there. He will rule Israel for me. Long, long ago, I prepared for him to come.’
- Habakkuk 1:12Lord, you have always been God, since the beginning. You are the God that I worship as holy, and you will never die. Lord, you have chosen the Babylonians as your weapon to punish your people. You are a strong rock to protect us, but you have decided to use them to punish us.
- John 1:1In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God. The Word was God.
- John 8:58Jesus said, ‘I tell you this: Before Abraham was even born, “I am”.’
- 1 Timothy 1:17Praise God, the King who rules for ever! He can never die. He lives where we cannot see him. He is the only God. So praise him and say how great he is! That is true always and for ever! Amen! This is true.
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is always the same, yesterday, today and for ever.
- Revelation 1:8The Lord God says, ‘I caused all things to begin and I will cause the end of all things. I have all power and authority. I am alive. I have always been alive. I will continue to be alive for ever.’
- Deuteronomy 28:31Someone will kill your bull while you watch. But you will not eat any of the meat. As you watch, someone will take your donkey from you. He will never give it back to you. Your enemies will take your sheep for themselves. There will be no one there to help you.
- Deuteronomy 32:39Realize the truth! I alone am God. There is no other god as well as me. I can kill and I can give life. I can hurt people and I can make them well again. Nobody can stop me doing what I choose to do.
- Psalms 50:22So think carefully about this, all you people who have turned away from me. If not, I will tear you into pieces, and nobody will be able to save you.
- Hosea 2:10I will remove her clothes for all her lovers to see her as she really is. Nobody will be able to rescue her from my power.
- Hosea 5:14I will attack Ephraim's people like a lion. I will also attack Judah's people like a young lion. I myself will tear them into pieces. I will carry them away. Nobody will be able to 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
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