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You are my witnesses,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220that I am God. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/43.htm">New Living Translation</a> First I predicted your rescue, then I saved you and proclaimed it to the world. No foreign god has ever done this. You are witnesses that I am the only God,” says the LORD. <a href="/esv/isaiah/43.htm">English Standard Version</a> I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and I am God. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/43.htm">King James Bible</a> I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/43.htm">New King James Version</a> I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, And there was no foreign god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses,” Says the LORD, “that I am God. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/43.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And I am God. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220And I am God. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/43.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And I am God. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/43.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> It is I who have declared and saved and caused it to be heard, And there was no strange god among you; So you are My witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “And I am God. <a href="/amp/isaiah/43.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I have declared [the future] and saved [the nation] and proclaimed [that I am God], And there was no strange (alien) god among you; Therefore you are My witnesses [among the pagans],” declares the LORD, “That I am God. <a href="/csb/isaiah/43.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed — and not some foreign god among you. So you are my witnesses” — this is the LORD’s declaration — “and I am God. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/43.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I alone declared, saved, and proclaimed— and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses"— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration—&#8221 and I am God. <a href="/asv/isaiah/43.htm">American Standard Version</a> I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed; and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and I am God. <a href="/cev/isaiah/43.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I promised to save you, and I kept my promise. You are my witnesses that no other god did this. I, the LORD, have spoken. <a href="/erv/isaiah/43.htm">English Revised Version</a> I have declared, and I have saved, and I have shewed, and there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/43.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I have revealed it to you, I have saved you, and I have announced it to you. There was no foreign [god] among you. You are my witnesses that I am God," declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/43.htm">Good News Translation</a> I predicted what would happen, and then I came to your aid. No foreign god has ever done this; you are my witnesses. <a href="/isv/isaiah/43.htm">International Standard Version</a> I've revealed and saved and proclaimed, when there was no foreign god among you — and you are my witnesses," declares the LORD. <a href="/msb/isaiah/43.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/43.htm">NET Bible</a> I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses," says the LORD, "that I am God. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/43.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown; and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses," says the LORD, "and I am God. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/43.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I have declared, and have saved, and I have shown, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. <a href="/web/isaiah/43.htm">World English Bible</a> I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown, and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses”, says Yahweh, “and I am God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/43.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, "" And there is no stranger with you, "" And you [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH, "" And I [am] God. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/43.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> I -- I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And ye are My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I am God. <a href="/slt/isaiah/43.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I announced and I saved, and I caused to hear, and no stranger among you: and ye are witnesses, says Jehovah, and I am God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/43.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I have declared, and have saved. I have made it heard, and there was no strange one among you. You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and I am God. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/43.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I have announced, and I have saved. I have caused it to be heard. And there was no stranger among you. You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and I am God. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/43.htm">New American Bible</a> It is I who declared, who saved, who announced, not some strange god among you; You are my witnesses—oracle of the LORD. I am God, <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/43.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/43.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I have declared that I have saved, and I have proclaimed that there is no strange god among you; therefore you are my witnesses, says the LORD, that I am God. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/43.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> I have shown and I have saved and I have made heard and there is not among you a foreigner, and you are my witnesses, says LORD JEHOVAH, and I am God<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/43.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> I have declared, and I have saved, And I have announced, And there was no strange god among you; Therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and I am God. <a href="/sep/isaiah/43.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange god among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God, <a href="/parallel/isaiah/43-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=9493" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/43.htm">Israel's Only Savior</a> …11I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. 12<a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: hig·gaḏ·tî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To be conspicuous. ">alone decreed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">and saved</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·hiš·ma‘·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and proclaimed—</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.">I, and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2114.htm" title="2114: zār (Adj-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn aside; hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically to commit adultery.">some foreign god</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">among you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tem (Conj-w:: Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">So you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: ‘ê·ḏay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">are My witnesses,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî- (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“that 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> 13Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a> Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.” <a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-35.htm">Deuteronomy 4:35</a> You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a> 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. <a href="/hosea/13-4.htm">Hosea 13:4</a> Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me. <a href="/psalms/81-9.htm">Psalm 81:9-10</a> There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god. / I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it. <a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2-3</a> “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. <a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a> Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/john/17-3.htm">John 17:3</a> Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. <a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a> For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, <a href="/romans/3-29.htm">Romans 3:29-30</a> Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, / since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a> 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. <a href="/philippians/2-10.htm">Philippians 2:10-11</a> that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. <a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Acts 10:42-43</a> And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead. / All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are my witnesses, said the LORD, that I am God.declared<a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Isaiah 37:7,35,36</a> Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land… <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a> Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:<a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Isaiah 48:4-7</a> Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; … no strange<a href="/deuteronomy/32-12.htm">Deuteronomy 32:12</a> So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.<a href="/psalms/81-9.htm">Psalm 81:9,10</a> There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god… my witnesses<a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a> Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.<a href="/isaiah/37-20.htm">Isaiah 37:20</a> Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.<a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a> Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/psalms/68-11.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-27.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-25.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-26.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-4.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Foreign</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-3.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-21.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 43</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">The Lord comforts the church with his promises.</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/43-8.htm">He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence</a> 14. <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">He foretells them the destruction of Babylon</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">And his wonderful deliverance of his people</a> 22. <a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">He reproves the people as inexcusable</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed— This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and exclusivity of God in His actions and declarations. In the context of Isaiah, God is addressing the Israelites, reminding them of His unique role in their history. The use of "decreed" suggests God's authoritative command over events, aligning with His omnipotence as seen throughout the Old Testament. "Saved" refers to God's deliverance of Israel, particularly from Egypt, which is a recurring theme in the Hebrew Scriptures. "Proclaimed" indicates God's revelation of His will and purposes, often through prophets. This triad of actions underscores that God alone is responsible for Israel's past, present, and future, contrasting with the impotence of idols.I, and not some foreign god among you. Here, God distinguishes Himself from the idols worshipped by surrounding nations. The historical context involves Israel's temptation to adopt the gods of neighboring peoples, which was a persistent issue throughout their history. This statement reaffirms the first commandment, emphasizing monotheism and the rejection of idolatry. The phrase "foreign god" highlights the cultural and religious influences that Israel was to resist. Archaeological findings, such as those from ancient Canaanite sites, reveal the prevalence of idol worship, which God consistently condemned. This distinction also foreshadows the New Testament's emphasis on the one true God revealed in Jesus Christ.So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, God appoints Israel as His witnesses, a role that involves testifying to His acts and character. This concept of being witnesses is central to Israel's identity and mission. Historically, Israel's experiences and the recorded Scriptures serve as testimony to God's faithfulness and power. The term "witnesses" implies a legal or covenantal context, where Israel is called to affirm God's truth to the world. This role is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be witnesses of Christ (<a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>), continuing the mission of testifying to God's redemptive work.“that I am God.” This declaration is a reaffirmation of God's identity and authority. It echoes the divine name revealed to Moses in <a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>, "I AM WHO I AM," underscoring God's self-existence and eternal nature. The assertion "I am God" serves as a reminder of His unique position as the Creator and Sustainer of all. In the broader biblical narrative, this statement points to the ultimate revelation of God in Jesus Christ, who in the New Testament identifies Himself with the "I AM" statements, affirming His divinity and continuity with the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The one true God of Israel, who declares His sovereignty and uniqueness in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God to be His witnesses, called to testify to His acts of salvation and proclamation. 3. <a href="/topical/f/foreign_gods.htm">Foreign gods</a> The false deities worshiped by other nations, contrasted with the true God of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/w/witnesses.htm">Witnesses</a> The role assigned to Israel, to testify to the world about the true nature and works of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_uniqueness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Uniqueness</a> God alone is the source of salvation and truth. Recognize and worship Him as the one true God, rejecting all forms of idolatry. <a href="/topical/r/role_as_witnesses.htm">Role as Witnesses</a> Just as Israel was called to be witnesses, Christians today are called to testify about God's work in their lives. Share your testimony with others. <a href="/topical/r/rejecting_false_gods.htm">Rejecting False Gods</a> Identify and remove any "foreign gods" or idols in your life, whether they be material possessions, relationships, or ideologies that take precedence over God. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_decrees.htm">Trust in God's Decrees</a> Trust in God's plans and proclamations, knowing that He is faithful to fulfill His promises. Reflect on how God has been faithful in your life. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_testimony.htm">Living as a Testimony</a> Live in a way that reflects God's character and His work in your life, so that others may see and know that He is God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_43.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 43</a> <a href="/q/when_was_'homosexual'_in_the_bible.htm">Who else is a savior besides me?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_god's_deeds_known_globally.htm">Isaiah 12:4: Is there any evidence outside of the Bible indicating that the deeds of the God of Israel were widely proclaimed among nations at that time?</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_does_god_harden_hearts_in_isaiah_6_9-10.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10 - How does a just God justify hardening people's hearts so they cannot understand or repent?</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>(12) When there was no strange god among you.--Better, and there was . . . It was no heathen oracle or soothsayer that had foretold the restoration. Israel as a people, through its whole future history, was to be a living witness of the oneness and eternity of its God, and the eternity implies (<a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm" title="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?">Isaiah 43:13</a>) omnipotence.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/43.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - I have declared, etc. Translate, I announced, and delivered, add proclaimed (the deliverance), when there was no strange god among you; 1.e I did what the idol-gods cannot do - announced deliverance, and effected it, and further proclaimed (or published) it, at the time when you Israelites had no idolatry among you. The allusion is to the deliverance of Jerusalem from Sennacherib, which God announced by the mouth of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/37-33.htm">Isaiah 37:33-35</a>), effected by the hand of his angel (<a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a>), and then caused to be published by Isaiah, who wrote the two accounts of the deliverance - both that in his own prophecy, and that in the Second Book of Kings (<a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">2 Kings 19:20-35</a>). At that time there was no (open) idolatry in Judah, since Hezekiah had destroyed the idols (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>). Therefore ye are my witnesses... that I am God; literally, and ye are my witnesses, and I am God. Ye can bear witness of the truth of what I have asserted in the previous portion of the verse, and your witness to this effect proves me to be God. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/43-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I אָנֹכִ֞י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I alone decreed הִגַּ֤דְתִּי (hig·gaḏ·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous and saved וְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙ (wə·hō·wō·ša‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor and proclaimed— וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּי (wə·hiš·ma‘·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently [I,] and not וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle some foreign god among you. זָ֑ר (zār) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery So you וְאַתֶּ֥ם (wə·’at·tem) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are My witnesses,” עֵדַ֛י (‘ê·ḏay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “that I וַֽאֲנִי־ (wa·’ă·nî-) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I am God. אֵֽל׃ (’êl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/43-12.htm">Isaiah 43:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 43:12 I have declared I have saved (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/43-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 43:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 43:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 43:13" /></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>