Isaiah 43 · Verse 10

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 43:10, King James Version

Isaiah 43:10 in other translations

BSB“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.
WEB“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.
ASVYe 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.
YLTYe 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.
DARBYYe 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.
BBEYou are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have taken for myself: so that you may see and have faith in me, and that it may be clear to you that I am he; before me there was no God formed, and there will not be after me.
WebsterYe 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.

What does Isaiah 43:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Ye--the Jews, to whom I have given predictions, verified by the event; and in delivering whom I have so often manifested My power (see Is 43:3, 4; Is 44:8). and my servant--that is, the whole Jewish people (Is 41:8). believe--trust in. formed--before I existed none of the false gods were formed. "Formed" applies to the idols, not to God. Re 1:11 uses the same language to prove the Godhead of Jesus, as Isaiah here to prove the Godhead of Jehovah.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Ye (the Israelites) are my witnesses, and my servant (the prophet) whom I have chosen - That whatever has been said before concerning Sennacherib has been literally fulfilled. The prophet had predicted it; the Israelites saw it accomplished. Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me - This is a most difficult place. Was there a time when God was not? No! Yet he says, before me. Will there be a time in which God will not exist? No! Yet he says, after me. Are not all these words to be referred to his creation? Before me, no god created any thing, nor was there any thing pre-existent but myself. And after me, i.e., after my creation, such as now exists, there shall be no other class of beings formed. This mode of interpretation frees the passage from all embarrassment, and the context perfectly agrees with it. The words my servant, in this verse, the Targum understands of the Messiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 43:8-13

Idolaters are called to appear in defence of their idols. Those who make them, and trust in them, are like unto them. They have the shape and faculties of men; but they have not common sense. But God's people know the power of his grace, the sweetness of his comforts, the kind care of his providence, and the truth of his promise. All servants of God can give such an account of what he has wrought in them, and done…

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Isaiah 43:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemyouH859
עֵדַי֙'e.Dai[are] witnesses myH5707
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְעַבְדִּ֖יve.'av.Diand servant myH5650
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834
בָּחָ֑רְתִּיba.Cha.re.tiI have chosenH977
לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
תֵּ֠דְעוּTe.de.'uyou may knowH3045
וְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּve.ta.'a.Mi.nuand you may believeH539
לִ֤יli<to> me
וְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ve.ta.Vi.nuand you may perceiveH995
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
ה֔וּאHu'[am] heH1931
לְפָנַי֙le.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
נ֣וֹצַרNo.tzarit was formedH3335
אֵ֔ל'Ela godH410
וְאַחֲרַ֖יve.'a.cha.Raiand after meH310
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יִהְיֶֽה\׃\ \סyih.Yehit will beH1961

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 43:10

  • 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 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.

  • Isaiah 46:8-9

    Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

  • 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 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? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  • Acts 1:8

    But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

  • 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:

  • 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. And 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. 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.

  • 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 41:20

    That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

  • Revelation 1:2

    Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

  • John 15:27

    And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my witnesses.
12; 44:8; Joh 1:7,8; 15:27; Ac 1:8; 1Co 15:15
and my servant.
42:1; 55:4; Php 2:7; Col 1:7; Re 1:2,5; 3:14
that ye.
40:21,22; 41:20; 45:6; 46:8,9; Joh 20:31
I am he.
41:4; 44:6-8
no God formed. or, nothing formed of God.

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Context

  • Isaiah 43:9

    Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

  • 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 43:11

    I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

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Isaiah 43:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vosotros sois mis testigos, dice Jehová, y mi siervo que yo escogí; para que me conozcáis y creáis, y entendáis que yo mismo soy; antes de mí no fué formado Dios, ni lo será después de mí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Vous êtes mes témoins, dit l’ Éternel, vous et mon serviteur que j’ai choisi, afin que vous connaissiez, et que vous me croyiez, et que vous compreniez que moi je suis le Même: avant moi aucun ✶Dieu n’a été formé, et après moi il n’y en aura pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ihr seid meine Zeugen, spricht Jehova, und mein Knecht, den ich erwählt habe: damit ihr erkennet und mir glaubet und einsehet, daß ich derselbe bin. Vor mir ward kein Gott gebildet, und nach mir wird keiner sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vos testes mei, dicit Dominus, et servus meus quem elegi: ut sciatis, et credatis mihi, et intelligatis quia ego ipse sum; ante me non est formatus Deus, et post me non erit.