Isaiah 43:13

From 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?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

12I gave the word, and made it clear, and there was no strange god among you: for this reason you are my witnesses, says the Lord.

14The Lord, who has taken up your cause, the Holy One of Israel, says, Because of you I have sent to Babylon, and made all their seers come south, and the Chaldaeans whose cry is in the ships.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39See now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: giver of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.

Job 9:12If he puts out his hand to take, by whom may it be turned back? who may say to him, What are you doing?

Job 34:14If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

Psalms 50:22Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:

Psalms 93:2The seat of your power has been from the past; you are eternal.

Proverbs 8:23From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 43:9-14

A Challenge to Idolaters. ( b. c. 708.) 8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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