Isaiah 43:12
New International Version
I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.

New Living Translation
First I predicted your rescue, then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world. No foreign god has ever done this. You are witnesses that I am the only God,” says the LORD.

English Standard Version
I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and I am God.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses,” Says the LORD, “that I am God.

New American Standard Bible
“It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And I am God.

NASB 1995
“It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And I am God.

NASB 1977
“It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And I am God.

Legacy Standard Bible
It is I who have declared and saved and caused it to be heard, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “And I am God.

Amplified Bible
“I have declared [the future] and saved [the nation] and proclaimed [that I am God], And there was no strange (alien) god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses [among the pagans],” declares the LORD, “That I am God.

Christian Standard Bible
I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed — and not some foreign god among you. So you are my witnesses” — this is the LORD’s declaration — “and I am God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed— and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses"— this is the LORD’s declaration—” and I am God.

American Standard Version
I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God.

Contemporary English Version
I promised to save you, and I kept my promise. You are my witnesses that no other god did this. I, the LORD, have spoken.

English Revised Version
I have declared, and I have saved, and I have shewed, and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have revealed it to you, I have saved you, and I have announced it to you. There was no foreign [god] among you. You are my witnesses that I am God," declares the LORD.

Good News Translation
I predicted what would happen, and then I came to your aid. No foreign god has ever done this; you are my witnesses.

International Standard Version
I've revealed and saved and proclaimed, when there was no foreign god among you — and you are my witnesses," declares the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses," says the LORD, "that I am God.

New Heart English Bible
I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown; and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses," says the LORD, "and I am God.

Webster's Bible Translation
I have declared, and have saved, and I have shown, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.

World English Bible
I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown, and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses”, says Yahweh, “and I am God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, "" And there is no stranger with you, "" And you [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH, "" And I [am] God.

Young's Literal Translation
I -- I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And ye are My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I am God.

Smith's Literal Translation
I announced and I saved, and I caused to hear, and no stranger among you: and ye are witnesses, says Jehovah, and I am God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I have declared, and have saved. I have made it heard, and there was no strange one among you. You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and I am God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I have announced, and I have saved. I have caused it to be heard. And there was no stranger among you. You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and I am God.

New American Bible
It is I who declared, who saved, who announced, not some strange god among you; You are my witnesses—oracle of the LORD. I am God,

New Revised Standard Version
I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses, says the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I have declared that I have saved, and I have proclaimed that there is no strange god among you; therefore you are my witnesses, says the LORD, that I am God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I have shown and I have saved and I have made heard and there is not among you a foreigner, and you are my witnesses, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I am God
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I have declared, and I have saved, And I have announced, And there was no strange god among you; Therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange god among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Israel's Only Savior
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?”…

Cross References
Isaiah 44:8
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”

Isaiah 45:21
Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

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.

Hosea 13:4
Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.

Psalm 81:9-10
There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. / I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

Exodus 20:2-3
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me.

Acts 4:12
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 17:3
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Romans 3:29-30
Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, / since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

1 Corinthians 8:4-6
So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Acts 10:42-43
And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. / All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”


Treasury of Scripture

I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, said the LORD, that I am God.

declared

Isaiah 37:7,35,36
Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land…

Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Isaiah 48:4-7
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; …

no strange

Deuteronomy 32:12
So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.

Psalm 81:9,10
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god…

my witnesses

Isaiah 43:10
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.

Isaiah 37:20
Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

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.

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Isaiah 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














I alone declared
The phrase "I alone declared" emphasizes the exclusivity and sovereignty of God in revealing His will and purposes to His people. The Hebrew root for "declared" is "נָגַד" (nagad), which means to make known or to announce. This highlights God's role as the ultimate source of truth and revelation. Historically, this declaration is a reminder to the Israelites of God's unique relationship with them, as He alone has communicated His plans and purposes directly to them, unlike the false gods of the surrounding nations.

saved
The word "saved" in Hebrew is "יָשַׁע" (yasha), which means to deliver or to rescue. This term is rich with theological significance, as it points to God's role as the Savior of Israel. In the historical context, this refers to God's deliverance of Israel from various oppressors and adversities. Theologically, it foreshadows the ultimate salvation through Jesus Christ, who delivers humanity from sin and death.

proclaimed
The Hebrew word for "proclaimed" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which means to hear or to announce. This indicates that God not only declares His intentions but also ensures that His people hear and understand His message. The act of proclamation is a divine initiative, underscoring God's active involvement in guiding and instructing His people throughout history.

and not some foreign god among you
This phrase underscores the exclusivity of Yahweh as the one true God. The reference to "foreign god" highlights the temptation and reality of idolatry that Israel faced throughout its history. The historical context is crucial here, as Israel was surrounded by nations that worshipped multiple deities. This statement serves as a reminder of the first commandment and the call to monotheism, reinforcing the idea that no other god has the power or authority to declare, save, or proclaim as Yahweh does.

You are My witnesses
The term "witnesses" in Hebrew is "עֵד" (ed), which means one who testifies or gives evidence. God is calling Israel to testify to His mighty acts and faithfulness. This role as witnesses is both a privilege and a responsibility, as they are to bear testimony to the world of God's unique and powerful interventions in their history. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be witnesses of Christ's resurrection and the gospel.

declares the LORD
The phrase "declares the LORD" is a prophetic formula that authenticates the message as coming directly from Yahweh. The Hebrew word for "declares" is "נְאֻם" (ne'um), which is often used in prophetic literature to introduce a divine pronouncement. This emphasizes the authority and certainty of the message, as it is not merely human words but the very words of God.

that I am God
The declaration "that I am God" is a powerful affirmation of Yahweh's identity and sovereignty. The Hebrew word for God here is "אֵל" (El), a term that denotes strength and power. This statement is a reaffirmation of the Shema, the central declaration of Jewish faith found in Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one." It serves as a reminder of God's unparalleled nature and His rightful place as the sole object of worship and devotion.

(12) When there was no strange god among you.--Better, and there was . . . It was no heathen oracle or soothsayer that had foretold the restoration. Israel as a people, through its whole future history, was to be a living witness of the oneness and eternity of its God, and the eternity implies (Isaiah 43:13) omnipotence.

Verse 12. - I have declared, etc. Translate, I announced, and delivered, add proclaimed (the deliverance), when there was no strange god among you; 1.e I did what the idol-gods cannot do - announced deliverance, and effected it, and further proclaimed (or published) it, at the time when you Israelites had no idolatry among you. The allusion is to the deliverance of Jerusalem from Sennacherib, which God announced by the mouth of Isaiah (Isaiah 37:33-35), effected by the hand of his angel (Isaiah 37:36), and then caused to be published by Isaiah, who wrote the two accounts of the deliverance - both that in his own prophecy, and that in the Second Book of Kings (2 Kings 19:20-35). At that time there was no (open) idolatry in Judah, since Hezekiah had destroyed the idols (2 Kings 18:4). Therefore ye are my witnesses... that I am God; literally, and ye are my witnesses, and I am God. Ye can bear witness of the truth of what I have asserted in the previous portion of the verse, and your witness to this effect proves me to be God.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I
אָנֹכִ֞י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

alone decreed
הִגַּ֤דְתִּי (hig·gaḏ·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

and saved
וְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙ (wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

and proclaimed—
וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּי (wə·hiš·ma‘·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

[I,] and not
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

some foreign god among you.
זָ֑ר (zār)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery

So you
וְאַתֶּ֥ם (wə·’at·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are My witnesses,”
עֵדַ֛י (‘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,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

“that I
וַֽאֲנִי־ (wa·’ă·nî-)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am God.
אֵֽל׃ (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty


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