Isaiah 44:6

Thus says the Lord, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and there is no God apart from me.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5This one will say, “I am the Lord’s,” and that one will call himself by the name of Jacob, and yet another will write with his hand, “For the Lord,” and he will take the name Israel.

7Who is like me? Let him call out and announce it. And let him explain to me the order of things, since it is I who appointed the ancient people. The things of the near and the distant future, let him announce them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:35So may you know that the Lord himself is God, and there is no other beside him.

Deuteronomy 6:4Listen, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord.

Isaiah 33:22For the Lord is our judge. The Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king. He himself will save us.

Isaiah 37:20And now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand. And let all the kingdoms of the earth acknowledge that you alone are Lord.”

Isaiah 41:4Who has worked and accomplished these things, calling to the generations from the beginning? “It is I, the Lord! I am the first and the last.”

Isaiah 41:21Bring your case forward, says the Lord. Bring it here, if you have anything to allege, says the King of Jacob.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:2-9

Prosperity Foretold; The Supremacy of God. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 2 Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water… Read the whole commentary →

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