Isaiah 44:6-8
English Standard Version
Besides Me There Is No God
6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel
and (A)his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
(B)“I am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.
7 (C)Who is like me? Let him proclaim it.[a]
Let him declare and set it before me,
since I appointed an ancient people.
Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
8 Fear not, nor be afraid;
have I not told you from of old and declared it?
(D)And you are my witnesses!
(E)Is there a God besides me?
There is no (F)Rock; I know not any.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 44:7 Or Who like me can proclaim it?
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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