Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. New Living Translation “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the LORD. “You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God— there never has been, and there never will be. English Standard Version “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. Berean Standard Bible “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. King James Bible Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. New King James Version “You are My witnesses,” says the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. New American Standard Bible “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. NASB 1995 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. NASB 1977 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, In order that you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. Legacy Standard Bible “You are My witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no god formed, And there will be none after Me. Amplified Bible “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me. Christian Standard Bible “You are my witnesses” — this is the LORD’s declaration — “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and there will be none after me. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are My witnesses"— this is the LORD’s declaration—” and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. No god was formed before Me, and there will be none after Me. American Standard Version Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You are my witnesses, says LORD JEHOVAH, and my Servants whom I have chosen, and you shall know, and you shall believe in me, and you shall understand that I am he, and before me there has not been a God created, and none shall be after me Brenton Septuagint Translation Be ye my witnesses, and I too am a witness, saith the Lord God, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know, and believe, and understand that I an he: before me there was no other God, and after me there shall be none. Contemporary English Version My people, you are my witnesses and my chosen servant. I want you to know me, to trust me, and understand that I alone am God. I have always been God; there can be no others. Douay-Rheims Bible You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know, and believe me, and understand that I myself am. Before me there was no God formed, and after me there shall be none. English Revised Version Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. GOD'S WORD® Translation "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD. "I have chosen you as my servant so that you can know and believe in me and understand that I am the one [who did this]. No god was formed before me, and there will be none after me. Good News Translation "People of Israel, you are my witnesses; I chose you to be my servant, so that you would know me and believe in me and understand that I am the only God. Besides me there is no other god; there never was and never will be. International Standard Version "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and trust me and understand that I am the One. Before me no God was formed, nor will there be one after me. JPS Tanakh 1917 Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, And My servant whom I have chosen; That ye may know and believe Me, and understand That I am He; Before Me there was no God formed, Neither shall any be after Me. Literal Standard Version You [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH, | And My servant whom I have chosen, | So that you know and give credence to Me, | And understand that I [am] He, | Before Me there was no God formed, | And after Me there is none. Majority Standard Bible “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. New American Bible You are my witnesses —oracle of the LORD— my servant whom I have chosen To know and believe in me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, and after me there shall be none. NET Bible You are my witnesses," says the LORD, "my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe in me, and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none will outlive me. New Revised Standard Version You are my witnesses, says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. New Heart English Bible "You are my witnesses," says the LORD, "With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me. Webster's Bible Translation Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no god formed, neither shall there be after me. World English Bible “You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me. Young's Literal Translation Ye are My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye know and give credence to Me, And understand that I am He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel's Only Savior…9All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.” 10“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. 11I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.… Cross References Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. Psalm 102:27 But You remain the same, and Your years will never end. Isaiah 41:4 Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD--the first and the last--I am He." Isaiah 41:8 "But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend-- Isaiah 41:20 so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it." Isaiah 42:1 "Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. Treasury of Scripture You are my witnesses, said the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. my witnesses Isaiah 43:12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. Isaiah 44:8 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. John 1:7,8 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe… and my servant Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 55:4 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Philippians 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: that ye Isaiah 40:21,22 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? … Isaiah 42:10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. Isaiah 45:6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I am he Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. Isaiah 44:6-8 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… no God formed. Jump to Previous Affirmation Believe Chosen Credence Declares Faith Formed Servant Understand WitnessesJump to Next Affirmation Believe Chosen Credence Declares Faith Formed Servant Understand WitnessesIsaiah 43 1. The Lord comforts the church with his promises.8. He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence 14. He foretells them the destruction of Babylon 18. And his wonderful deliverance of his people 22. He reproves the people as inexcusable (10) Ye are my witnesses . . .--These are collectively addressed as the servant of Jehovah. Their calling and election had not been cancelled, and they might yet fulfil it. They, in that restoration from exile which Isaiah had foretold, should be a living proof of the foresight granted to the prophets, and, therefore, of the foreknowledge of Him who alone could say, "I am He," to whom past, present, and future were as one; and He, the Eternal, proclaims Himself as being also the only Saviour.Verse 10. - Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord; i.e. "Ye, Israel, are the witnesses that I cite" - ye can prove the antiquity of the historical books of Scripture by the ordinary modes by which antiquity is proved, and also the exact dates of the prophetical sues. Ye can show what clear and unambiguous prophecies have been delivered centuries before the event, as the destruction of Jerusalem by a nation in whom none can fail to recognize the Romans (Deuteronomy 28:49-57), prophesied by Moses; the demolition of the altar at Bethel by a king of the house of David, Josiah by name, prophesied by a man of God in the reign of Jeroboam (1 Kings 13:2); the long continuance of David's progeny upon the throne of Judah, prophesied by Nathan in David's time (2 Samuel 7:11-16); the fairly long continuance of the house of Jehu on the throne of Israel, prophesied to Jehu himself (2 Kings 10:30); and the like. Israel has been at all times, and still is, one of the most important witnesses for God that exists in the world. Like the Church, Israel is the "witness and keeper" of a large portion of "Holy Writ." Her past history witnesses for God. Her continued existence and present condition constitute additional testimony. And my Servant whom I have chosen. To explain this as meaning "and ye are also my servant, whom I have chosen" (Nagelsbach, Cheyne, Delitzsch), is to empty it of all its force. Manifestly, a further witness is adduced, "Ye are my witnesses; and so is my Servant," etc. The "Servant" intended can only be the one true Servant of Isaiah 42:1-7, since faithful Israel is already among the witnesses. The prophet rises above the consideration of the immediately present, or of the single trial-scene which he is setting before us, and has in mind the great controversy ever going on between those who are for God and those who are against him. He sees, on the side of God (1) faithful Israel: and (2) Christ, the "Faithful Witness" (Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:14), who "came into the world that he should bear witness of the truth" (John 18:37). These are the two witnesses by whom God's truth is maintained in a world of falsehood and delusion. That ye may know. The subject is changed. "Ye" here points to "the nations," or mankind at large. I am he (comp. Isaiah 41:4). Before me there was no God formed. All other gods beside me are "formed" gods - invented, fashioned, made by men. None of them was ever made before me. Ver 11. - Beside me there is no saviour. None but God can save men. Man cannot make atonement for his fellows; "for it cost more to redeem their souls, so that he must let that alone for ever" (Psalm 49:8, Prayer-book Version). The human "saviours" whom God raises up to deliver his people out of the hand of their enemies (Judges 3:9; 2 Kings 13:5; Nehemiah 9:27, etc.), are "saviours" in quite a secondary and inferior sense. Hebrew “Youאַתֶּ֤ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are My witnesses,” עֵדַי֙ (‘ê·ḏay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “and My servant וְעַבְדִּ֖י (wə·‘aḇ·dî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant whom אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I have chosen, בָּחָ֑רְתִּי (bā·ḥā·rə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 977: To try, select so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent you may know תֵּ֠דְעוּ (tê·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know and believe וְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּ (wə·ṯa·’ă·mî·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 539: To confirm, support Me לִ֤י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and understand וְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ (wə·ṯā·ḇî·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am He. ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Before Me, לְפָנַי֙ (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face no לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no god אֵ֔ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty was formed, נ֣וֹצַר (nō·w·ṣar) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine and none לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no will come יִהְיֶֽה׃ (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be after Me. וְאַחֲרַ֖י (wə·’a·ḥă·ray) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part Links Isaiah 43:10 NIVIsaiah 43:10 NLT Isaiah 43:10 ESV Isaiah 43:10 NASB Isaiah 43:10 KJV Isaiah 43:10 BibleApps.com Isaiah 43:10 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 43:10 Chinese Bible Isaiah 43:10 French Bible Isaiah 43:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:10 You are my witnesses says Yahweh (Isa Isi Is) |
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