ISA 44:6 Parallel View

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ULT  ⇔ “Thus says Yahweh,
⇔  the King of Israel and his Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts:
 ⇔ I am the first, and I am the last;
⇔ and besides me there is no God.

UST Yahweh, the King of Israel, the one who saves us, commander of the angel armies, says this:
 ⇔ “I am the one who begins everything and who ends everything;
⇔ there is no other God.

BSB  ⇔ Thus says the LORD,
⇔ the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts:
 ⇔ “I am the first and I am the last,
⇔ and there is no God but Me.

OEB Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel,
⇔ his redeemer, the Lord of Hosts:
 ⇔ I am the first, I too am the last,
⇔ beside me is no god at all.

WEB  ⇔ This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel,
⇔ and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says:
 ⇔ “I am the first, and I am the last;
⇔ and besides me there is no God.

WMB  ⇔ This is what the LORD, the King of Israel,
⇔ and his Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says:
 ⇔ “I am the first, and I am the last;
⇔ and besides me there is no God.

NET This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says,
 ⇔ their protector, the Lord who commands armies:
 ⇔ “I am the first and I am the last,
 ⇔ there is no God but me.

LSV Thus said YHWH, King of Israel,
And his Redeemer, YHWH of Hosts: “I [am] the first, and I [am] the last,
And besides Me there is no God.

FBV This is what the Lord says, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides me.

T4T Yahweh, the King of Israel, the one who saves us, the Commander of the armies of angels, says this:
 ⇔ “I am the one who begins everything and who ends everything;
⇔ there is no other God.

LEB • and its redeemer, Yahweh of hosts: • “I am the first, and I am the last, • and there is no god besides me.

BBE The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me.

MOF No MOF ISA book available

JPS Thus saith the LORD, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer the LORD of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last, and beside Me there is no God.

ASV Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.

DRA Thus saith the Lord the king of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts: I am the brat, and I am the last, and besides me there is no God.

YLT Thus said Jehovah, king of Israel, And his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: 'I [am] the first, and I the last, And besides Me there is no God.

DBY Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I [am] the first, and I [am] the last, and beside me there is no [fn]God.

44.6 Elohim

RV Thus saith the LORD, the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

WBS Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.

KJB Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
(Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. )

BB Thus hath the Lorde spoken, euen the kyng of Israel, and his redeemer the Lorde of hoastes: I am the first and the last, and besides me there is no God.
(Thus hath/has the Lord spoken, even the king of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hoastes: I am the first and the last, and besides me there is no God.)

GNV Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel and his redeemer, the Lord of hostes, I am the first, and I am the last, and without me is there no God.

CB Morouer, thus hath the LORDE spoke: euen the kinge of Israel, and his avenger, ye LORDE of hoostes: I am the first, and the last, and without me is there no God.
(Moreover/What's_more, thus hath/has the LORD spoke: even the kinge of Israel, and his avenger, ye/you_all LORD of hoostes: I am the first, and the last, and without me is there no God.)

WYC The Lord, kyng of Israel, and ayenbiere therof, the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y am the firste and Y am the laste, and with outen me is no God.
(The Lord, king of Israel, and ayenbiere therof, the Lord of oostis saith/says these things, I am the first and I am the laste, and without me is no God.)

LUT So spricht der HErr, der König Israels; und sein Erlöser, der HErr Zebaoth: Ich bin der Erste und ich bin der Letzte, und außer mir ist kein GOtt.
(So spricht the HErr, the king Israels; and his Erlöser, the LORD Zebaoth: I bin the Erste and I bin the Letzte, and außer to_me is kein God.)

CLV [Hæc dicit Dominus, rex Israël, et redemptor ejus, Dominus exercituum: Ego primus, et ego novissimus, et absque me non est deus.[fn]
([Hæc dicit Master, rex Israël, and redemptor his, Master exercituum: I primus, and I novissimus, and without me not/no it_is deus.)

44.6 Ego primus et ego novissimus. Post vocationem gentium quæ, abjectis idolis, crediderunt, agit contra eos qui converti noluerunt. Absque me non est Deus. Non dicit se solum esse, sed præter virtutem et sapientiam suam nullum externum Deum esse, deorum multorum opinionem et simulacra condemnans.

44.6 I primus and I novissimus. Post vocationem gentium quæ, abyectis idolis, crediderunt, agit contra them who converti noluerunt. Absque me not/no it_is God. Non dicit se solum esse, but præter virtutem and wisdom his_own nullum externum God esse, deorum multorum opinionem and simulacra condemnans.

BRN Thus saith God the King of Israel, and the God of hosts that delivered him; I am the first, and I am hereafter: beside me there is no God.

BrLXX Οὕτως λέγει ὁ Θεὸς ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ῥυσάμενος αὐτὸν Θεὸς σαβαὼθ, ἐγὼ πρῶτος, καὶ ἐγὼ μετὰ ταῦτα· πλὴν ἐμοῦ οὐκ ἔστι Θεός.
(Houtōs legei ho Theos ho basileus Israaʸl, kai ɽusamenos auton Theos sabaōth, egō prōtos, kai egō meta tauta; plaʸn emou ouk esti Theos. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) his Redeemer

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH king Yisrael and,redeemer,his YHWH armies/angels I first and,I last and,at_apart_from_me,,me not ʼₑlhīmv )

Alternate translation: “Israel’s Redeemer”

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh of hosts

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH king Yisrael and,redeemer,his YHWH armies/angels I first and,I last and,at_apart_from_me,,me not ʼₑlhīmv )

See how you translated this phrase in Isaiah 1:9.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

(Occurrence 0) I am the first, and I am the last

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH king Yisrael and,redeemer,his YHWH armies/angels I first and,I last and,at_apart_from_me,,me not ʼₑlhīmv )

This phrase emphasizes Yahweh’s eternal nature. This could mean: (1) “I am the one who began all things, and I am the one who ends all things” or (2) “I am the one who has always lived, and I am the one who always will live.”

Parallel ISA 44:6