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No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/43.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“From eternity to eternity I am God. No one can snatch anyone out of my hand. No one can undo what I have done.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/43.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Also henceforth I am he; there is none who can deliver from my hand; I work, and who can turn it back?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, before the day <i>was</i> I <i>am</i> he; and <i>there is</i> none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/43.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Indeed before the day <i>was,</i> I <i>am</i> He; And <i>there is</i> no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Even from eternity I am He, And there is no one who can rescue from My hand; I act, and who can reverse it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Even from eternity I am He, And there is none who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Even from eternity I am He; And there is none who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even from eternity I am He, And there is none who can deliver out of My hand; I act and who can reverse it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Even from eternity I am He, And there is no one who can rescue from My hand; I act, and who can revoke <i>or</i> reverse it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also, from today on I am he alone, and none can rescue from my power. I act, and who can reverse it? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also, from today on I am He alone, and none can deliver from My hand. I act, and who can reverse it?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/43.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am God now and forever. No one can snatch you from me or stand in my way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/43.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"From the [first] day I was the one [who did this]. No one can rescue people from my power. When I do something, who can undo it?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/43.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am God and always will be. No one can escape from my power; no one can change what I do." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/43.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I am God; also from ancient days I am the one. And there is no one who can deliver out of my hand; when I act, who can reverse it?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/43.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, since the day was I am he; and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, before the day was, I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/43.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, since the day was, I am he. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Even from the day I [am] He, "" And there is no deliverer from My hand, "" I work, and who turns it back?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Even from the day I am He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also from the day I am he, and none delivering from my hand: I will do and who shall turn it back?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And from the beginning I am the same, and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall turn it away? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And from the beginning, I am the same. And there is no one who can rescue from my hand. I act, and who can turn it aside?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/43.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />yes, from eternity I am he; There is none who can deliver from my hand: I act and who can cancel it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I am God, and also henceforth I am He; there is no one who can deliver from my hand; I work and who can hinder it?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, from the first day I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hands; what I will do, who can stop it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also, from the first day I AM THE LIVING GOD. There is none who is saved from my hands, and who is turning back anything that I do?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, since the day was I am He, And there is none that can deliver out of My hand; I will work, and who can reverse it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />even from the beginning; and there is none that can deliver out of my hands: I will work, and who shall turn it back?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/43-13.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=9506" 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/43.htm">Israel's Only Savior</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Even</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">from eternity</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He,</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 none</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: maṣ·ṣîl (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">can deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yā·ḏî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">out of My hand.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: ’ep̄·‘al (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">When I act,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: ū·mî (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: yə·šî·ḇen·nāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">can reverse it?”</a> </span><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/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="/job/9-12.htm">Job 9:12</a></span><br />If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></span><br />All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Psalm 135:6</a></span><br />The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a></span><br />Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a></span><br />I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a></span><br />To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a></span><br />In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-39.htm">Acts 5:39</a></span><br />But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Isaiah 14:27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></span><br />I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></span><br />Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-17.htm">Jeremiah 32:17</a></span><br />“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?</p><p class="hdg">before</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></b></br> For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name <i>is</i> Holy; I dwell in the high and holy <i>place</i>, with him also <i>that is</i> of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a></b></br> Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou <i>art</i> God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/93-2.htm">Psalm 93:2</a></b></br> Thy throne <i>is</i> established of old: thou <i>art</i> from everlasting.</p><p class="hdg">none</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Deuteronomy 28:31</a></b></br> Thine ox <i>shall be</i> slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass <i>shall be</i> violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep <i>shall be</i> given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></b></br> See now that I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he, and <i>there is</i> no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither <i>is there any</i> that can deliver out of my hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-22.htm">Psalm 50:22</a></b></br> Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear <i>you</i> in pieces, and <i>there be</i> none to deliver.</p><p class="hdg">I will work</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a></b></br> Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times <i>the things</i> that are not <i>yet</i> done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-12.htm">Job 9:12</a></b></br> Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/34-14.htm">Job 34:14,15,29</a></b></br> If he set his heart upon man, <i>if</i> he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; … </p><p class="hdg">let it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Isaiah 14:27</a></b></br> For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul <i>it</i>? and his hand <i>is</i> stretched out, and who shall turn it back?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Able</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-20.htm">Act</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm">Eternity</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Henceforth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Past</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Reverse</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Undertake</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/46-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-11.htm">Act</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-17.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm">Eternity</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-1.htm">Henceforth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">Past</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Reverse</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/acts/6-3.htm">Undertake</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 43</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">The Lord comforts the church with his promises.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">He foretells them the destruction of Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">And his wonderful deliverance of his people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">He reproves the people as inexcusable</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/43.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/43.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Even from eternity I am He</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's eternal nature and unchanging identity. The concept of God existing from eternity is foundational in Scripture, affirming His self-existence and sovereignty. This echoes God's self-revelation to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, "I AM WHO I AM," highlighting His eternal presence and unchanging nature. The eternal aspect of God is also seen in <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a>, "from everlasting to everlasting, you are God," underscoring His timeless existence and authority over creation.<p><b>and none can deliver out of My hand</b><br>This statement asserts God's supreme power and authority. The imagery of God's hand is often used in Scripture to symbolize His power and protection (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a>). It conveys the idea that once God has determined to act, no force can thwart His will. This is a reassurance of His omnipotence and the security of those who are in His care. The phrase also reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where He is their ultimate protector and deliverer.<p><b>When I act, who can reverse it?</b><br>This rhetorical question emphasizes the irrevocability of God's actions. It highlights His sovereignty and the futility of opposing His will. The idea that no one can reverse God's actions is a theme found throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Job 42:2</a>, where Job acknowledges that no purpose of God can be thwarted. This underscores the certainty and reliability of God's promises and judgments. It also points to the ultimate fulfillment of His plans, including the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, whose redemptive work cannot be undone.<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 is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is declaring His eternal nature and sovereign power over all creation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Isaiah is prophesying. They are in a covenant relationship with God and are often the recipients of His promises and judgments.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of Isaiah includes prophecies about the Babylonian captivity and the eventual restoration of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/eternity.htm">Eternity</a></b><br>The concept of God's eternal existence, which is a key theme in this verse, emphasizing His unchanging and everlasting nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_eternal_sovereignty.htm">God's Eternal Sovereignty</a></b><br>God declares His existence from eternity, emphasizing His unchanging nature and ultimate authority over all things. This should bring comfort to believers, knowing that their faith rests in an eternal and sovereign God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/irreversible_actions_of_god.htm">Irreversible Actions of God</a></b><br>When God acts, His purposes cannot be thwarted. This truth reassures us that God's plans for our lives and the world are secure and will come to fruition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/security_in_god's_hands.htm">Security in God's Hands</a></b><br>The imagery of being in God's hand signifies protection and security. Believers can trust that nothing can separate them from God's love and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Understanding that God's actions are irreversible encourages us to trust in His timing and wisdom, even when circumstances seem uncertain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>In times of difficulty, remembering God's sovereignty and eternal nature can provide strength and hope, knowing that He is in control and His purposes are good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 43</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_an_eternal_state.htm">What defines an eternal state?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_entails_being_christ's_ambassador.htm">What does being Christ's ambassador entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_43_10-11_align_with_jesus.htm">How is Isaiah 43:10-11's exclusive claim of God as savior consistent with New Testament teachings about Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_43_2_align_with_science.htm">How does Isaiah 43:2 reconcile with the lack of scientific evidence for miraculous protection through waters?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/43.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Who shall let it?</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">who shall turn it back? </span>One of the numerous echoes from Job (<a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm" title="The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.">Isaiah 9:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm" title="And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.">Isaiah 11:10</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yea, before the day was I am he</span>. So the LXX., Jerome, and Stier; but most moderns translate, "Yea, <span class="accented">from this time forth</span> I am he" (setup. <a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a>). Kay, however, thinks that the translation of the Authorized Version may stand. Who shall let it? literally, as in <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Isaiah 14:27</a>, <span class="accented">who shall turn it back</span>? <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "reverse it, undo it." <span class="cmt_word">Surely no one</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/43-13.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">Even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from eternity</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיּוֹם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I [am]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He,</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and none</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</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">can deliver</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצִּ֑יל</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·ṣîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of My hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּדִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">When I act,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְעַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can reverse it?”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šî·ḇen·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:13 Yes since the day was (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/43-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 43:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 43:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:14" /></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>