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Isaiah 46:9 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.

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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 />&#8220;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 />&#8220;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 />&#8220;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&reg; 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&#8212;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="study" id="study"></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>&#8230;<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: zi&#7733;&#183;r&#363; (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&#183;&#353;&#333;&#183;n&#333;&#183;w&#7791; (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: m&#234;&#183;&#8216;&#333;&#183;w&#183;l&#257;m (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">long ago,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: k&#238; (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: &#8217;&#257;&#183;n&#333;&#183;&#7733;&#238; (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: &#8217;&#234;l (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: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#234;n (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: &#8216;&#333;&#183;w&#7695; (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: &#8217;&#277;&#183;l&#333;&#183;h&#238;m (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: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;e&#183;p&#772;es (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: k&#257;&#183;m&#333;&#183;w&#183;n&#238; (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, &#8216;My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.&#8217;&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <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 />&#8220;Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.&#8221;<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: &#8220;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&#8212;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 />&#8220;You are My witnesses,&#8221; declares the LORD, &#8220;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 />&#8220;Tomorrow,&#8221; Pharaoh answered. &#8220;May it be as you say,&#8221; Moses replied, &#8220;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: &#8230; </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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/isaiah/46.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Remember the former things of old</b><br />This phrase calls the reader to a conscious act of recollection. The Hebrew word for "remember" is "&#1494;&#1464;&#1499;&#1463;&#1512;" (zakar), which implies not just a passive recall but an active engagement with the past. In the context of Isaiah, this is a call to remember God's mighty acts and faithfulness throughout history. The "former things of old" refers to the foundational events in Israel's history, such as the Exodus and the covenant at Sinai. These events are not just historical but are theological anchors that remind the Israelites of God's unchanging nature and His covenantal promises.<p><b>for I am God</b><br />The declaration "I am God" is a profound assertion of Yahweh's unique identity. The Hebrew word for God here is "&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;" (El), a term that denotes strength and power. This statement is a reminder of God's sovereignty and His supreme authority over all creation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, where polytheism was prevalent, this assertion distinguishes Yahweh from the myriad of other deities worshiped by surrounding nations. It is a call to exclusive worship and trust in the one true God.<p><b>and there is no other</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the monotheistic core of Israel's faith. The Hebrew word "&#1488;&#1463;&#1497;&#1460;&#1503;" (ayin) means "there is none," underscoring the exclusivity of Yahweh as the only God. This is a direct challenge to the idols and false gods that were prevalent in the surrounding cultures. It serves as a reminder that no other being or entity can compare to the Lord in power, authority, or existence. This exclusivity is foundational to the covenant relationship between God and His people.<p><b>I am God</b><br />The repetition of "I am God" reinforces the previous declaration, emphasizing the certainty and importance of this truth. In Hebrew literature, repetition is a common technique used to stress significance. This reiteration serves to remind the Israelites of God's unchanging nature and His eternal presence. It is a call to recognize and submit to His divine authority.<p><b>and there is none like Me</b><br />This final phrase highlights the uniqueness and incomparability of God. The Hebrew word "&#1499;&#1464;&#1468;&#1502;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;" (kamoni) means "like Me," and its use here underscores that no other being possesses the attributes, power, or holiness of Yahweh. This is a call to awe and reverence, recognizing that God's ways and thoughts are higher than human understanding. It is an invitation to trust in His perfect wisdom and sovereign plan, knowing that He alone is worthy of worship and adoration.<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">&#1494;&#1460;&#1499;&#1456;&#1512;&#1445;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(zi&#7733;&#183;r&#363;)</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">&#1512;&#1460;&#1488;&#1513;&#1473;&#1465;&#1504;&#1430;&#1493;&#1465;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(ri&#183;&#353;&#333;&#183;n&#333;&#183;w&#7791;)</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">&#1502;&#1461;&#1506;&#1493;&#1465;&#1500;&#1464;&#1425;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(m&#234;&#183;&#8216;&#333;&#183;w&#183;l&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m &#124; 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">&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1443;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#238;)</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">&#1488;&#1464;&#1504;&#1465;&#1499;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#257;&#183;n&#333;&#183;&#7733;&#238;)</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">&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#234;l)</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">&#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1443;&#1497;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#234;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; 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">&#1506;&#1428;&#1493;&#1465;&#1491;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#333;&#183;w&#7695;)</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">&#1488;&#1457;&#1500;&#1465;&#1492;&#1460;&#1430;&#1497;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#277;&#183;l&#333;&#183;h&#238;m)</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">&#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1462;&#1445;&#1508;&#1462;&#1505;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#8217;e&#183;p&#772;es)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; 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">&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1502;&#1469;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1460;&#1497;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#257;&#183;m&#333;&#183;w&#183;n&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; 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>

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