Isaiah 44:6

Isaiah 44:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
• New International Version (NIV)“This is what the Lord says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: "I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.

Context of Isaiah 44:6

4And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 5One shall say, I am Yhwh's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Yhwh, and surname himself by the name of Israel. Thus saith Yhwh the King of Israel, and his redeemer Yhwh of Armies; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8Fear 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.

Isaiah 44:6 word by word

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְגֹאֲל֖וֹ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת אֲנִ֤י רִאשׁוֹן֙ וַאֲנִ֣י אַחֲר֔וֹן וּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖י אֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and his redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• of Armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• the lastאַחֲרוֹן'achăryôn 'achărôn · lastH314
• and besideבִּלְעֲדֵיbil‛ădêy bal‛ădêy · besideH1107
• no Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Isaiah 44:6

• Isaiah 33:22For Yhwh is our judge, Yhwh is our lawgiver, Yhwh is our king; he will save us.
• Isaiah 43:15I am Yhwh, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
• Malachi 1:14But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith Yhwh of Armies, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
• Matthew 25:34Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
• Matthew 27:37And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• Isaiah 43:24Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.
• Isaiah 43:1But now thus saith Yhwh that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
• Isaiah 48:17Thus saith Yhwh, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am Yhwh thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
• Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker is thine husband; Yhwh of Armies is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
• Isaiah 59:20And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Yhwh.
• Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; Yhwh of Armies is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Isaiah 41:4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I Yhwh, the first, and with the last; I am he.
• Isaiah 48:12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
• 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.
• Revelation 2:8And unto the angel of the Assembly in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
• Revelation 22:13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

Commentaries on Isaiah 44:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Thus saith the Lord - This commences, as I suppose (see Analysis), the argument to prove that Yahweh is the only true God, and that the idols were vanity. The object is, to show to the Jews, that he who had made to them such promises of protection and deliverance was able to perform what he had pledged himself to do. The King of Israel - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:21). And his Redeemer - (See the notes at Isaiah 43:1). The Lord of hosts - (See the notes…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. 66. Here follows an argument for Jehovah, as the only God, and against the idols, as vanity (see on Is 41:4; Is 43:1; Is 43:10-12).Read the comment

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• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Lord of Hosts
• Consider
• Fit
• Kinsman
• Pleasure

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