Isaiah 43 · Verse 13

Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?
Isaiah 43:13, King James Version

Isaiah 43:13 in other translations

BSBEven from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”
WEBYes, since the day was, I am he. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?”
ASVYea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it?
YLTEven from the day I am He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back?
DARBYYea, since the day was, I am HE, and there is none that delivereth out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it?
BBEFrom time long past I am God, and from this day I am he: there is no one who is able to take you out of my hand: when I undertake a thing, by whom will my purpose be changed?
WebsterYes, before the day was, I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it?

What does Isaiah 43:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. before--literally, from the time of the first existence of day. let--Old English for "hinder" (Is 14:27). Rather, translate, "undo it" [Horsley].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 43:13 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.

גַּם\־gam-alsoH1571
מִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmfrom a dayH3117
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
ה֔וּאHu'[am] heH1931
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there notH369
מִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.Difrom hand myH3027
מַצִּ֑ילma.Tzil[is] a delivererH5337
אֶפְעַ֖ל'ef.'AlI actH6466
וּמִ֥יu.Miand who?H4310
יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה\׃\ \סye.shi.Ve.nahwill he revoke itH7725

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Cross references for Isaiah 43:13

  • Isaiah 14:27

    For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

  • 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:

  • Psalms 90:2

    Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

  • Hebrews 13:8

    Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

  • John 8:58

    Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

  • Revelation 1:8

    I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

  • Job 9:12

    Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?

  • 1 Timothy 1:17

    Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 93:2

    Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.

  • Isaiah 57:15

    For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
before.
57:15; Ps 90:2; 93:2; Pr 8:23; Mic 5:2; Hab 1:12; Joh 1:1,2; 8:58
1Ti 1:17; Heb 13:8; Re 1:8
none.
De 28:31; 32:39; Ps 50:22; Ho 2:10; 5:14
I will work.
46:10; Job 9:12; 34:14,15,29; Pr 21:30; Da 4:35; Ro 9:18,19
Eph 1:11
let it. Heb. turn it back.
14:27

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Context

  • 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 43:13

    Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

  • Isaiah 43:14

    Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

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Isaiah 43:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aun antes que hubiera día, yo era; y no hay quien de mi mano libre: si yo hiciere, ¿quién lo estorbará?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Aussi, depuis qu’il y a un jour, je suis le Même, et il n’y a personne qui délivre de ma main: j’opérerai, et qui peut m’en détourner?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ja, von jeher bin ich derselbe; und da ist niemand, der aus meiner Hand errette. Ich wirke, und wer kann es abwenden?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ab initio ego ipse, et non est qui de manu mea eruat. Operabor, et quis avertet illud?