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

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

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.

12I 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.

13Even 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 outהוֹצִ֥יאH3318Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singulara peopleעַם־H5971Noun - masculine singularwho haveיֵ֑שׁH3426Adverbeyesוְעֵינַ֣יִםH5869Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdbut are blindעִוֵּ֖רH5787Adjective - masculine singularand who have earsוְאָזְנַ֥יִםH241Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdbut are deafוְחֵרְשִׁ֖יםH2795Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

Allכָּֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralgatherנִקְבְּצ֣וּH6908Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluraltogetherיַחְדָּ֗וH3162Adverband the peoplesלְאֻמִּ֔יםH3816Noun - masculine pluralassembleוְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙H622Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralWhoמִ֤יH4310Interrogativeamong themבָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralcan declareיַגִּ֣ידH5046Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthisזֹ֔אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularand proclaim to usיַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּH8085Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common pluralthe former thingsוְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתH7223Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine pluralLet them presentיִתְּנ֤וּH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir witnessesעֵֽדֵיהֶם֙H5707Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralto vindicate themוְיִצְדָּ֔קוּH6663Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralso that others may hearוְיִשְׁמְע֖וּH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland sayוְיֹאמְר֥וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralIt is trueאֱמֶֽת׃H571Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Youאַתֶּ֤םH859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralare My witnessesעֵדַי֙H5707Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֔הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand My servantוְעַבְדִּ֖יH5650Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularwhomאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeI have chosenבָּחָ֑רְתִּיH977Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularso thatלְמַ֣עַןH4616Conjunctionyou may considerתֵּ֠דְעוּH3045Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraland believeוְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּH539Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine pluralMeלִ֤יPreposition | first person common singularand understandוְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙H995Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine pluralthatכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionIאֲנִ֣יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam Heה֔וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularBefore Meלְפָנַי֙H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularnoלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlegodאֵ֔לH410Noun - masculine singularwas formedנ֣וֹצַרH3335Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand after Meוְאַחֲרַ֖יH310Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singularnoneלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlewill comeיִהְיֶֽה׃סH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

Iאָנֹכִ֥יH595Pronoun - first person common singularyes Iאָנֹכִ֖יH595Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand there is noוְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | AdverbSaviorמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃H3467Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularbut Meמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יH1107Preposition-m | first person common singular
Verse 12

Original words

Iאָנֹכִ֞יH595Pronoun - first person common singularalone decreedהִגַּ֤דְתִּיH5046Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularand savedוְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙H3467Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularand proclaimedוְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּיH8085Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular[I,] and notוְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbsome foreign godזָ֑רH2114Adjective - masculine singularamong youבָּכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralSo youוְאַתֶּ֥םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine pluralare My witnessesעֵדַ֛יH5707Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singulardeclaresנְאֻם־H5002Noun - masculine singular constructthe LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthat Iוַֽאֲנִי־H589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularam Godאֵֽל׃H410Noun - masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

Evenגַּם־H1571Conjunctionfrom eternityמִיּוֹם֙H3117Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularI [am]אֲנִ֣יH589Pronoun - first person common singularHeה֔וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularand noneוְאֵ֥יןH369Conjunctive waw | Adverbcan deliverמַצִּ֑ילH5337Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularout of My handמִיָּדִ֖יH3027Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularWhen I actאֶפְעַ֖לH6466Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularwhoוּמִ֥יH4310Conjunctive waw | Interrogativecan reverse itיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃סH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular

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