Isaiah 43:13 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

God here challenges the worshippers of idols to produce such proofs of the divinity of their false gods as even this very instance (to go no further) of the redemption of the Jews out of Babylon furnished the people of Israel with, to prove that their God is the true and living God, and he only. I. The patrons of idolatry are here called to appear, and say what they have to say in defence of their idols, Isa. 43:8, 9. Their gods have eyes and see not, ears and hear not, and those that make... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he ,.... Before there was a day, before the first day of the creation; that is, before time was, or from all eternity, I am he that resolved upon and contrived this method of saving men; "and ever since that day was" F11 מיום אני הוא "ex quo dies fuit ", Gataker; "ex quo dies esse coepit", Vatablus; "inde a tempore diei", Piscator. הוא "Hu", may be considered here as one of the names of God, who from eternity to eternity is, αυτος , "he", the same... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

A RENEWED CHALLENGE TO THE NATIONS . The nations are once more challenged (comp. Isaiah 41:1 , Isaiah 41:21-26 ) to set forth the claims of their gods against those of Jehovah. Israel is summoned on the one hand ( Isaiah 43:8 ); the nations on the other ( Isaiah 43:9 ). What prophecy can the nations produce, either old or new? The Israelites can abundantly witness on behalf of Jehovah ( Isaiah 43:10 ). Jehovah adds a further witness of himself ( Isaiah 43:11-13 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The great controversy. The challenge of Isaiah 41:1-29 . is renewed, and Jehovah's claims are contrasted with those of the false gods. I. ASSEMBLING OF THE NATIONS . Israel is first brought forth by the ministers of justice. The people were once blind and deaf, but now are in possession of their faculties. And then, over against this small company of the faithful, the vast host of the heathen appears. And the challenge is issued—What god of the nations can produce predictions... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he . So the LXX ; Jerome, and Stier; but most moderns translate, "Yea, from this time forth I am he" (setup. Ezekiel 48:35 ). Kay, however, thinks that the translation of the Authorized Version may stand. Who shall let it? literally, as in Isaiah 14:27 , who shall turn it back ? i.e. "reverse it, undo it." Surely no one . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was - Before the first day, or before the beginning of time; from eternity. The Septuagint renders it correctly, Ἀπ ̓ ἀρχης Ap' archēs, and the Vulgate (Ab initio), ‘From the beginning.’I am he - I am the same Isaiah 43:10.I will work - I will accomplish my designs.And who shall let it? - Margin, as Hebrew, ‘Turn it back.’ The meaning is, ‘Who can hinder it?’ And the doctrine taught here is:1. That God is from everlasting, for if he was before time, he must have been... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 43:11-13

Isaiah 43:11-13. Besides me there is no saviour None that can and does save his worshippers: wherein is implied, that the false gods were not only weak and unable to save those that trusted in them, but also were their destroyers, as being the great cause of their ruin. I have declared, and have saved I first foretold your deliverance, and then effected it. And l have showed, when there was no strange god, &c. Rather, I made it known; nor was it any strange god. So Bishop Lowth.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-28

Redemption through God’s grace (43:1-28)Despite Israel’s failure and subsequent punishment, God has not cast off his people for ever. God used the power of foreign nations to enslave them and bring sufferings and hardships upon them, but he will now destroy the power of those nations. He will make them pay the ransom price for the redemption of captive Israel. They will fall so that Israel can go free (43:1-4). Wherever the captives are, they are still God’s people, and he will bring them back... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 43:13

let it = avert it. See Amos 1:3 , Amos 1:6 , Amos 1:9 , Amos 1:11 , Amos 1:13 ; Amo 12:1 , Amo 12:4 , Amo 12:6 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:11-13

Isaiah 43:11-13. I, even I, am the Lord, &c.— I even I, &c. Isaiah 43:12. I have declared and saved, and foreshewed, and not any strange god among you [hath done so]; therefore, &c. The argument of this whole discourse is so consistent in all its parts, that nothing heterogeneous is mixed with it. God is here introduced, as in the discourses immediately following, determined to vindicate the truth of his essence and divinity against idolaters and unbelievers, and to call them from... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 43:11-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 43:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:11-13

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