English Standard Version
Isaiah 43:25
25"I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
Isaiah 43:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
- New International Version (NIV)“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I—yes, I alone—will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again.
Context of Isaiah 43:25
23You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings, or honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, or wearied you with frankincense. 24You have not bought me sweet cane with money, or satisfied me with the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins; you have wearied me with your iniquities. "I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. 26Put me in remembrance; let us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right. 27Your first father sinned, and your mediators transgressed against me.
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אָנֹכִ֨י אָנֹכִ֥י ה֛וּא מֹחֶ֥ה פְשָׁעֶ֖יךָ לְמַעֲנִ֑י וְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָ לֹ֥א אֶזְכֹּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 43:25
- Isaiah 43:11I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.
- Isaiah 1:18"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
- Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.
- Psalms 51:9Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
- Jeremiah 50:20In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.
- Mark 2:7"Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
- Acts 3:19Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,
- Romans 5:20Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,
- Isaiah 37:35For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
- Isaiah 48:8You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and that from before birth you were called a rebel.
- Psalms 25:7Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
- Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake!
- Ezekiel 20:9But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 36:22"Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came.
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
Commentaries on Isaiah 43:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25I, even I, am he - The original is extremely abrupt: הוא אנכי אנכי anochi anochi hu, "I, I, He." Is there any mystery in this form? Does it refer to a plurality of persons in the Godhead? For mine own sake - In the pardon of sin God can draw no reason but from his own infinite goodness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25I, even I, am he - This verse contains a gracious assurance that their sins would be blotted out, and the reason why it would be done. The pronoun I‘ is repeated to make it emphatic, as in Isaiah 43:11. Perhaps also God designs to show them the evil of the sins which are mentioned in the previous verses, by the assurance that they were committed against him who alone could forgive, and who had promised them pardon. The passage also reminds them, that it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-28Verses 22-28 Those who neglect to call upon God, are weary of him. The Master tired not the servants with his commands, but they tired him with disobedience. What were the riches of God's mercy toward them? I, even I, am he who yet blotteth out thy transgressions. This encourages us to repent, because there is forgiveness with God, and shows the freeness of Divine mercy. When God forgives, he forgets. It is not for any thing in us, but for his mercies'…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25God alone can blot out sins. This means he completely removes and forgives them. It does not matter how many sins a person has committed or how serious they are. God has the power to forgive them all (see also Isaiah 44:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. I, even I--the God against whom your sin is committed, and who alone can and will pardon. (Is 44:22). for mine own sake--(Is 48:9, 11). How abominable a thing sin is, since it is against such a God of grace! "Blotted out" is an image from an account-book, in which, when a debt is paid, the charge is cancelled or blotted out. not remember ... sins--(Jr 31:34). When God forgives, He forgets; that is, treats the sinner as if He had forgotten his sins.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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