Isaiah 44:6

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⁴ They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.

⁵ One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

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.

⁷ Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.

⁸ 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.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: This is what the LORD, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, the LORD of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides 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.
DARBY: 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 God.
BLB: Thus says YHWH, the King of Israel and his Redeemer—YHWH of Hosts: “I [am] the First, and I [am] the Last, and besides Me there are no gods.

ÅB: Så sier Herren, Israels konge og gjenløser, Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg er den første, og jeg er den siste, og foruten meg er det ingen Gud.
OTB: Dette sier Herren— Israels konge og hans gjenløser, Herren over hærskarene: Jeg er den første og jeg er den siste; uten meg er det ingen Gud.
B1930: Så sier Herren, Israels konge og gjenløser, Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Jeg er den første, og jeg er den siste, og foruten mig er det ingen Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 41:4
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
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Isaiah 43:10–11
“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.
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Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
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Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
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Isaiah 44:8
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.”
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Isaiah 45:5–6
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,
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Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
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Isaiah 48:12
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
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