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For I alone am God! I am God, and there is none like me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old: for I <i>am</i> God, and <i>there is</i> none else; <i>I am</i> God, and <i>there is</i> none like me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old, For I <i>am</i> God, and <i>there is</i> no other; <i>I am</i> God, and <i>there is</i> none like Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; <i>I am</i> God, and there is no one like Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; <i>I am</i> God, and there is no one like Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; <i>I am</i> God, and there is no one like Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Remember [carefully] the former things [which I did] from ages past; For I am God, and there is no one else; <i>I am</i> God, and there is no one like Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I alone am God! There are no other gods; no one is like me. Think about what happened many years ago. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remember the first events, because I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there's no one like me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago; acknowledge that I alone am God and that there is no one else like me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember the former things from long ago, Because I am God, and there is no one else; I am God, and there is none like me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is none like me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember former things of old, "" For I [am] Mighty, and there is none else, "" God—and there is none like Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remember former things of old, For I am Mighty, and there is none else, God -- and there is none like Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember the former things from forever: for I am God and no god besides, and none like me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember the former age, for I am God, and there is no God beside, neither is there the like to me: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Remember the past ages. For I am God, and there is no other god. There is no one like me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />remember the former things, those long ago: I am God, there is no other; I am God, there is none like me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other god; and there is none like me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remember the former things that are from eternity, for I AM God, and there is no other god, and there is none like me<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember the former things of old: That I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and remember the former things <i>that were</i> of old: for I am God, and there is none other beside me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/46-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10403" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Babylon's Idols</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors! <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: ziḵ·rū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: ri·šō·nō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">what happened</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: mê·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">long ago,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">am God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">and there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">other;</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">I am God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: wə·’e·p̄es (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot.">and there is none</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kā·mō·w·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">like Me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Deuteronomy 4:35</a></span><br />You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></span><br />See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a></span><br />“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-6.htm">Isaiah 44:6</a></span><br />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 but Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5-6</a></span><br />I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me, / so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21-22</a></span><br />Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. / Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10-11</a></span><br />“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. / I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/8-10.htm">Exodus 8:10</a></span><br />“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14</a></span><br />Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-60.htm">1 Kings 8:60</a></span><br />so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-18.htm">Psalm 83:18</a></span><br />May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10</a></span><br />But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a></span><br />Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-6.htm">Ephesians 4:6</a></span><br />one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,</p><p class="hdg">the former</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9</a></b></br> Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></b></br> For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Deuteronomy 32:7</a></b></br> Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.</p><p class="hdg">I am God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5,6,14,18,21,22</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> the LORD, and <i>there is</i> none else, <i>there is</i> no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: … </p><p class="hdg">and there is none like</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Isaiah 46:5</a></b></br> To whom will ye liken me, and make <i>me</i> equal, and compare me, that we may be like?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-26.htm">Deuteronomy 33:26</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> none like unto the God of Jeshurun, <i>who</i> rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-17.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Past</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">Remember</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm">Former</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Past</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Remember</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">The idols of Babylon could not save themselves</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">God saves his people to the end</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Idols are not comparable to God for power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Or present salvation.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/46.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/46.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Remember what happened long ago</b><br>This phrase calls the audience to recall the historical acts of God, particularly His deliverance of Israel from Egypt and His faithfulness throughout their history. It emphasizes the importance of memory in faith, urging believers to reflect on God's past actions as a foundation for trust. The call to remember is a common biblical theme, seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>, where Israel is reminded of their wilderness journey. This remembrance serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and faithfulness.<p><b>for I am God, and there is no other</b><br>This declaration asserts the monotheistic belief central to the faith, distinguishing the God of Israel from the idols of surrounding nations. It reflects the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, affirming the uniqueness and supremacy of God. In the context of Isaiah, this statement challenges the Babylonian gods, asserting that Yahweh alone is the true God. Historically, this was a counter-cultural claim in a polytheistic world, reinforcing the distinct identity of Israel's faith.<p><b>I am God, and there is none like Me</b><br>This phrase underscores God's incomparability and uniqueness. It highlights His attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence, which set Him apart from all other beings. The assertion is echoed in passages like <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a> and <a href="/psalms/86-8.htm">Psalm 86:8</a>, which celebrate God's unparalleled nature. Theologically, it points to the concept of God's holiness and otherness, inviting believers to worship Him with reverence and awe. This also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ, who embodies the fullness of God, as seen in <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of the Lord.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Isaiah 46</a>, Babylon represents the power and idolatry that God will overthrow. The chapter speaks to the futility of idols and the sovereignty of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being reminded of God's unique nature and His past acts of deliverance and faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cyrus.htm">Cyrus</a></b><br>Though not mentioned directly in this verse, Cyrus the Great is a key figure in the surrounding chapters. He is the Persian king whom God uses to deliver Israel from Babylonian captivity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a></b><br>The false gods worshiped by the nations, which are contrasted with the one true God in this chapter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God alone is sovereign over all creation. Recognizing His sovereignty helps us trust in His plans and purposes, even when circumstances seem uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idols, whether physical or metaphorical, cannot compare to the living God. We must examine our lives for anything that takes precedence over our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_faithfulness.htm">Remembering God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflecting on God's past acts of deliverance and faithfulness strengthens our faith and encourages us to trust Him in present and future challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_uniqueness_of_god.htm">The Uniqueness of God</a></b><br>There is none like God. This truth should lead us to worship Him with reverence and awe, acknowledging His unparalleled nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_action.htm">Call to Action</a></b><br>We are called to remember and proclaim the truth of God's uniqueness and sovereignty to a world that often turns to false gods and idols.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_on_predetermination_vs._predestination.htm">What does the Bible say about predetermination vs. predestination?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/core_beliefs_of_zoroastrianism.htm">What are the core beliefs of Zoroastrianism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_enlightenment_and_christianity_link.htm">How are Enlightenment and Christianity connected?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_all-knowing_and_all-powerful.htm">Is God all-knowing and all-powerful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) I <span class= "bld">am God.</span>--The first predicate is <span class= "ital">El, </span>the mighty and strong one, the second <span class= "ital">Elohim, </span>the one true object of worship. The verse that follows asserts what in modern language would be called the omniscience and the omnipotence of God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-11.</span> - A FURTHER ADMONITION GROUNDED ON OTHER MOTIVES. Israel is exhorted to continue firm in the faith <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> by the recollection of God's mercies in the past (ver. 9); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> by the consideration of his prophetic power (ver. 10); and <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> by a renewed promise of coming deliverance through Cyrus (ver. 11). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember the former things of old</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> God's wonderful dealings with Israel in times past - the miracles in Egypt, the passage of the Red Sea, the deliverances from Midian, and Ammon, and the Philistines, and Zerah, and Sennacherib - which proved him God in a sense in which the word could be applied to no other. I am God<span class="cmt_word">...</span> I am God. In the original, "I am <span class="accented">El<span class="cmt_word"></span>...</span> I am <span class="accented">Elohim."</span> <span class="accented">El</span> is "the Mighty One," "the Omnipotent;" <span class="accented">Elohim</span>, "the Godhead" in all its fulness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/46-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זִכְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ziḵ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what happened</span><br /><span class="heb">רִאשֹׁנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ri·šō·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long ago,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעוֹלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">other;</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֔וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [there is] none</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶ֥פֶס</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·p̄es)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_657.htm">Strong's 657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּמֽוֹנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·mō·w·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 46:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 46:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>