ISA 43:10 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Γένεσθέ μοι μάρτυρες, καὶ ἐγὼ μάρτυς, λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ ὁ παῖς μου ὃν ἐξελεξάμην, ἵνα γνῶτε καὶ πιστεύσητε, καὶ συνῆτε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι· ἔμπροσθέν μου οὐκ ἐγένετο ἄλλος Θεὸς, καὶ μετʼ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἔσται.
(Genesthe moi martures, kai egō martus, legei Kurios ho Theos, kai ho pais mou hon exelexamaʸn, hina gnōte kai pisteusaʸte, kai sunaʸte hoti egō eimi; emprosthen mou ouk egeneto allos Theos, kai metʼ eme ouk estai. )

BrTr Be ye my witnesses, and I too am a witness, saith the Lord God, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know, and believe, and understand that I am he: before me there was no other God, and after me there shall be none.

ULT “You are my witnesses,”—the declaration of Yahweh—
⇔ “and my servant whom I have chosen,
⇔ so that you may know and believe in me,
⇔ and understand that I am he.
⇔ Before my face no god was formed,
⇔ and after me will be none.

UST But Yahweh says, “You people of Israel are my witnesses,
⇔ and you are the ones who serve me.
⇔ I chose you in order that you would know me, believe in me,
⇔ and understand that I am the only one who is truly God.
⇔ There is no other true God.
⇔ There was no other true God previously,
⇔ and there will never be another true God.

BSB ⇔ “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD,
⇔ “and My servant whom I have chosen,
⇔ so that you may consider and believe Me
⇔ and understand that I am He.
⇔ Before Me no god was formed,
⇔ and after Me none will come.

OEB ⇔ But you are my witnesses – thus says the Lord –
⇔ my servants, whom I have chosen,
⇔ that they may acknowledge and trust me,
⇔ and learn I am ever the same.
⇔ No god was formed before me,
⇔ and after me will be none.

WEBBE ⇔ “You are my witnesses,” says the LORD,
⇔ “With my servant whom I have chosen;
⇔ that you may know and believe me,
⇔ and understand that I am he.
⇔ Before me there was no God formed,
⇔ neither will there be after me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You are my witnesses,” says the Lord,
⇔ “my servant whom I have chosen,
⇔ so that you may consider and believe in me,
⇔ and understand that I am he.
⇔ No god was formed before me,
⇔ and none will outlive me.

LSV You [are] My witnesses, a declaration of YHWH,
And My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you know and give credence to Me,
And understand that I [am] He,
Before Me there was no God formed,
And after Me there is none.

FBV However, you are my witnesses, the Lord declares, and my chosen servant, so that you can think about it, and believe me and understand that I am God.[fn] No god preceded me, and none will come after me.

43:10 “I am God”: literally, “I am he.” Also in verse 25.

T4T But Yahweh says, “You people of Israel ◄are my witnesses/know what I have done►,
⇔ and you are the ones who serve me.
⇔ I chose you in order that you would know me, believe in me,
⇔ and understand that I am the only one who is truly God.
⇔ There is no other true God.
⇔ There was no other true God previously,
⇔ and there will never be another true God.

LEB • are my witnesses,”[fn] Yahweh, “and my servant whom I have chosen • so that you may know and believe[fn] me • and understand that I am he. • No god was formed before[fn], • and none shall be after me.

43:1 Literally “declaration of”

43:1 Literally “to”

43:1 Literally “my face”

BBE You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have taken for myself: so that you may see and have faith in me, and that it may be clear to you that I am he; before me there was no God formed, and there will not be after me.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS 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 any be after Me.

ASV Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, 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.

DRA You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that you may know, and believe me, and understand that I myself am. Before me there was no God formed, and after me there shall be none.

YLT Ye [are] My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye know and give credence to Me, And understand that I [am] He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.

Drby Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, 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 [fn]God formed, neither shall there be after me.

43.10 El

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(Ye/You_all are my witnesses, saith/says the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye/you_all may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. )

43.10 no…: or, nothing formed of God

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Yee are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my seruant whom I haue chosen: that ye may know and beleeue me, and vnderstand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

43:10 Cha.41.4 and 44.8,

43:10 Or, nothing formed of God.

Bshps You are my witnesses saith the Lord, and my seruaunt whom I haue chosen: therefore be certified, and geue me faythfull credence, and consider that I am he before whom there was neuer any god, neither shalbe any after me.
(You are my witnesses saith/says the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: therefore be certified, and give me faithful credence, and consider that I am he before whom there was never any god, neither shall be any after me.)

Gnva You are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my seruant, whom I haue chosen: therefore yee shall knowe and beleeue me and yee shall vnderstand that I am: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
(You are my witnesses, saith/says the Lord, and my servant, whom I have chosen: therefore ye/you_all shall know and believe me and ye/you_all shall understand that I am: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. )

Cvdl But I bringe you witnesses (saith the LORDE) euen those that are my seruauntes, whom I haue chosen: to the intent that ye might be certified, and geue me faithful credence: yee and to cosidre, that I am he, before whom there was neuer eny God, and that there shalbe none after me.
(But I bring you witnesses (saith the LORD) even those that are my servants, whom I have chosen: to the intent that ye/you_all might be certified, and give me faithful credence: ye/you_all and to cosidre, that I am he, before whom there was never any God, and that there shall be none after me.)

Wycl Verili ye ben my witnessis, seith the Lord, and my seruaunt, whom Y chees; that ye wite, and bileue to me, and vndurstonde, for Y mysilf am; bifore me is no God formere, and after me schal noon be.
(Verili ye/you_all been my witnessis, saith/says the Lord, and my servant, whom I chees; that ye/you_all wite, and believe to me, and understonde, for I mysilf am; before me is no God formere, and after me shall noon be.)

Luth Ihr aber seid meine Zeugen, spricht der HErr, und mein Knecht, den ich erwählet habe, auf daß ihr wisset und mir glaubet und verstehet, daß ich‘s bin. Vor mir ist kein GOtt gemacht, so wird auch nach mir keiner sein.
(You but seid my Zeugen, says the/of_the LORD, and my Knecht, the I chosen have, on that you/their/her know and to_me glaubet and verstehet, that ich‘s bin. Vor to_me is kein God made, so becomes also after to_me keiner sein.)

ClVg Vos testes mei, dicit Dominus, et servus meus quem elegi: ut sciatis, et credatis mihi, et intelligatis quia ego ipse sum; ante me non est formatus Deus, et post me non erit.[fn]
(Vos testes my/mine, dicit Master, and servus mine which elegi: as sciatis, and credatis mihi, and intelligatis because I exactly_that/himself sum; before me not/no it_is formatus God, and after me not/no will_be. )

43.10 Non est formatus. Quidam codices habent plasmatus; sed non convenit bene, sic tamen potest exponi: Ante me non est formatum idolum, quia feci hominem justum a quo injuste formatum est idolum.

43.10 Non it_is formatus. Quidam codices habent plasmatus; but not/no convenit bene, so tamen potest exponi: Ante me not/no it_is formatum idolum, because feci hominem justum from quo injuste formatum it_is idolum.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / you

(Occurrence 0) You … my servant

(Some words not found in UHB: you_all witnesses,my declares YHWH and,servant,my which/who chosen so_that know and,believe to=me and,understand that/for/because/then/when I he/it to/for=my=face/front not formed god and,after,me not there_be )

Here “you” is plural and refers to the people of Israel. The phrase “my servant” refers to the nation, as a whole.

(Occurrence 0) Before me … after me

In speaking this way, Yahweh is not saying that there was a time before which he did not exist or a time after which he will not exist. He is asserting that he is eternal and that the gods whom the people of other nations worship are not.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Before me there was no god formed

Here the word “formed” indicates that Yahweh is speaking of idols that people have made. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “None of the gods whom people have formed existed before me” (See also: figs-activepassive)

(Occurrence 0) there will be none after me

Alternate translation: “none of those gods will exist after me”

Parallel ISA 43:10