Isaiah 44:6-8
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel,
and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
I am the first, and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.(A)
7 Who is like me? Let them proclaim it;
let them declare and set it forth before me.
Who has announced from of old the things to come?[a]
Let them tell us[b] what is yet to be.(B)
8 Do not fear or be afraid;
have I not told you from of old and declared it?
You are my witnesses!
Is there any god besides me?
There is no other rock; I know not one.(C)
Isaiah 44:6-8
International Standard Version
I am the First and the Last
6 This is what the Lord says, the King of Israel
and its Redeemer—
the Lord of the Heavenly Armies is his name—[a]
“I am the first and I am the last,
and apart from me there is no God.
7 Who is like me? Let him proclaim
and declare it, and lay it out for himself—[b]
since he made[c] an ancient people.
And let him speak[d] future events;
let them tell him what[e] will happen.
8 Don’t tremble, and don’t be afraid.[f]
Didn’t I tell you and announce it long ago?
You are my witnesses.
Is there any God besides me?
There is no other Rock—
I don’t know of any.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:6 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack is his name
- Isaiah 44:7 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read me
- Isaiah 44:7 Or himself, making him; so 1QIsaa; MT LXX read since I made
- Isaiah 44:7 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT LXX lack let him speak
- Isaiah 44:7 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsac MT read and what
- Isaiah 44:8 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX lacks and do not be afraid
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