Focused Passage

Isaiah 43:8-13

Fear Not, I Have Redeemed You

Isaiah 43 moves from the LORD’s direct assurance to Jacob-Israel that they must not fear because He has created, formed, redeemed, called, and claimed them, to His promise to gather His sons and daughters from the ends of the earth, to a courtroom summons where Israel serves as the LORD’s witness against the nations and idols, to the announcement of a new exodus surpassing the old, and finally to the LORD’s indictment that Israel has burdened Him with sin even as He promises to blot out transgressions for His own sake.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8 Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.

9 All 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.

11 I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.

12 I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.

13 Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

Bring out הוֹצִ֥יא H3318 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular a people עַם־ H5971 Noun - masculine singular who have יֵ֑שׁ H3426 Adverb eyes וְעֵינַ֣יִם H5869 Conjunctive waw | Noun - cd but are blind עִוֵּ֖ר H5787 Adjective - masculine singular and who have ears וְאָזְנַ֥יִם H241 Conjunctive waw | Noun - fd but are deaf וְחֵרְשִׁ֖ים H2795 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

All כָּֽל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the nations הַגּוֹיִ֞ם H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural gather נִקְבְּצ֣וּ H6908 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural together יַחְדָּ֗ו H3162 Adverb and the peoples לְאֻמִּ֔ים H3816 Noun - masculine plural assemble וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ H622 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Who מִ֤י H4310 Interrogative among them בָהֶם֙ Preposition | third person masculine plural can declare יַגִּ֣יד H5046 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular this זֹ֔את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular and proclaim to us יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ H8085 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common plural the former things וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת H7223 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural Let them present יִתְּנ֤וּ H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural their witnesses עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ H5707 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural to vindicate them וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ H6663 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural so that others may hear וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural and say וְיֹאמְר֥וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural It is true אֱמֶֽת׃ H571 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

You אַתֶּ֤ם H859 Pronoun - second person masculine plural are My witnesses עֵדַי֙ H5707 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and My servant וְעַבְדִּ֖י H5650 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular whom אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative I have chosen בָּחָ֑רְתִּי H977 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular so that לְמַ֣עַן H4616 Conjunction you may consider תֵּ֠דְעוּ H3045 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural and believe וְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּ H539 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural Me לִ֤י Preposition | first person common singular and understand וְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ H995 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural that כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction I אֲנִ֣י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am He ה֔וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular Before Me לְפָנַי֙ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular no לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle god אֵ֔ל H410 Noun - masculine singular was formed נ֣וֹצַר H3335 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular and after Me וְאַחֲרַ֖י H310 Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular none לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle will come יִהְיֶֽה׃ס H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

I אָנֹכִ֥י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular yes I אָנֹכִ֖י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and there is no וְאֵ֥ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb Savior מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ H3467 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular but Me מִבַּלְעָדַ֖י H1107 Preposition-m | first person common singular
Verse 12

Original words

I אָנֹכִ֞י H595 Pronoun - first person common singular alone decreed הִגַּ֤דְתִּי H5046 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular and saved וְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙ H3467 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular and proclaimed וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּי H8085 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular [I,] and not וְאֵ֥ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb some foreign god זָ֑ר H2114 Adjective - masculine singular among you בָּכֶ֖ם Preposition | second person masculine plural So you וְאַתֶּ֥ם H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural are My witnesses עֵדַ֛י H5707 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular that I וַֽאֲנִי־ H589 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular am God אֵֽל׃ H410 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

Even גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction from eternity מִיּוֹם֙ H3117 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular I [am] אֲנִ֣י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular He ה֔וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular and none וְאֵ֥ין H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb can deliver מַצִּ֑יל H5337 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular out of My hand מִיָּדִ֖י H3027 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular When I act אֶפְעַ֖ל H6466 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular who וּמִ֥י H4310 Conjunctive waw | Interrogative can reverse it יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ס H7725 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular

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