Revised Literal Translation
Isaiah 43:13
13Yea, 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?1
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, even I, am Yhwh; and beside me there is no saviour. 12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Yhwh, that I am God. 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? 14Thus saith Yhwh, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 15I am Yhwh, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
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גַּם־מִיּוֹם֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּ֑יל אֶפְעַ֖ל וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 43:13
- Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
- Psalms 93:2Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.
- Proverbs 8:23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
- Micah 5:2But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
- Habakkuk 1:12Art thou not from everlasting, O Yhwh my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Yhwh, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
- John 1:1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- John 8:58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
- 1 Timothy 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
- Revelation 1:8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
- Deuteronomy 28:31Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine donkey shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
- Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
- Psalms 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
- Hosea 2:10And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.
- Hosea 5:14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
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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- 1. Isaiah 43:13 let it: Heb. turn it back? ↩
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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