Isaiah 46 · Verse 4

Isaiah 46:4

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
Isaiah 46:4, King James Version

Isaiah 46:4 in other translations

BSBEven to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
WEBEven to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
ASVand even to old age I am he, and even to hoar hairs will I carry you; I have made, and I will bear; yea, I will carry, and will deliver.
YLTEven to old age I am He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver.
DARBYEven to old age, I am HE, and unto hoary hairs I will carry you: It is I that have made, and I will bear, and I will carry, and will deliver.
BBEEven when you are old I will be the same, and when you are grey-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe.
WebsterAnd even to your old age I am he; and even to hoary hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

What does Isaiah 46:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. old age--As "your"--"you"--"you," are not in the Hebrew, the sentiment is more general than English Version, though of course it includes the Jews from the infancy to the more advanced age of their history (Is 47:6). I am he--that is, the same (Psa 102:27; Joh 8:24; He 13:8). I will bear ... carry--Not only do I not need to be borne and carried Myself, as the idols (Is 46:1).

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 46:1-4

The idols could not save themselves, but God saves his people. (Is. 46:1-4) The folly of worshipping idols. (Is. 46:5-13) Verses 1-4 The heathen insulted the Jews, as if their idols Bel and Nebo were too hard for Jehovah. But their worshippers cannot help them; both the idols and the idolaters are gone into captivity. Let not God's people be afraid of either. Those things from which ungodly men expect safety and…

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Isaiah 46:4 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.

וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untilH5704
זִקְנָה֙zik.Nahold ageH2209
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
ה֔וּאHu'[am] heH1931
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untilH5704
שֵיבָ֖הshei.Vahgray hairH7872
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
אֶסְבֹּ֑ל'es.BolI will carryH5445
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589
עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiI madeH6213
וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'I will bearH5375
וַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.Niand IH589
אֶסְבֹּ֖ל'es.BolI will carryH5445
וַאֲמַלֵּֽט\׃\ \סva.'a.ma.Letand I may rescueH4422

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Cross references for Isaiah 46:4

  • Psalms 71:18

    Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  • Psalms 48:14

    For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

  • Psalms 92:14

    They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;

  • Hebrews 13:8

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

  • James 1:17

    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

  • Psalms 102:26-27

    They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

  • Romans 11:29

    For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

  • Hebrews 1:12

    And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

  • 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.

  • Malachi 3:6

    For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

  • Isaiah 43:25

    I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

  • 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?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
even to your.
41:4; 43:13,25; Ps 92:14; 102:26,27; Mal 2:16; 3:6; Ro 11:29
Heb 1:12; 13:8; Jas 1:17
even to hoar.
Ps 48:14; 71:18

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Context

  • Isaiah 46:3

    Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

  • Isaiah 46:4

    And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

  • Isaiah 46:5

    To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

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Isaiah 46:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y hasta la vejez yo mismo, y hasta las canas os soportaré yo: yo hice, yo llevaré, yo soportaré y guardaré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jusqu’à votre vieillesse je suis le Même, et jusqu’aux cheveux blancs, je vous porterai. Moi, je l’ai fait; moi, je porterai, et moi, je chargerai sur moi, et je délivrerai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und bis in euer Greisenalter bin ich derselbe, und bis zu eurem grauen Haare werde ich euch tragen; ich habe es getan, und ich werde heben, und ich werde tragen und erretten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Usque ad senectam ego ipse, et usque ad canos ego portabo; ego feci, et ego feram; ego portabo, et salvabo.