Isaiah 44:6

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֨ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֧ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
King	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
redeemer	וְגֹאֲל֖וֹ ve.go.'a.Lo	H1350	to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relati… · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
hosts	צְבָא֑וֹת tze.va.'ot	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · noun, common feminine plural absolute
first	רִאשׁוֹן֙ ri.shOn	H7223	first · ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
last	אַחֲר֔וֹן 'a.cha.Ron	H314	hinder · adjective, masculine singular absolute
beside	וּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖י u.mi.bal.'a.Dai	H1107	except · conjunction + preposition + cardinal number, both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
God	אֱלֹהִֽים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Isaiah 41:4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Isaiah 43:10-11 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…
Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Revelation 22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Isaiah 44:8 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 m…
Isaiah 45:5-6 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
Isaiah 48:17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the wa…
Isaiah 48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:1-8

Two great truths are abundantly made out in these verses: - I. That the people of God are a happy people, especially upon account of the covenant that is between them and God. The people of Israel were so as a figure of the gospel Israel. Three things complete their happiness: - 1. The covenant-relations wherein they stand to God, Isa 44:1, Isa 44:2. Israel is here called Jeshurun - the upright one; for those only, like Nathanael, are Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile, and those only shall have the everlasting benefit of these promises. Jacob and Israel had been represented, in the close of the foregoing chapter, as very provoking and obnoxious to God's wrath, and already given to the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 44:6

Here follows an argument for Jehovah, as the only God, and against the idols, as vanity (see on Isa 41:4; Isa 43:1; Isa 43:10-12).

John Gill on Isaiah 44:6

Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel,.... The King of the whole world, and Governor among the nations; and in a peculiar manner King of Israel, that nation being a theocracy; and especially King of spiritual Israel, or King of saints, be they of what nation they will: and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts; who redeemed Israel out of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and would again redeem them from the Babylonish captivity, and the whole Israel of God from sin, Satan, and the law; which he was able to do, being "the Lord of hosts", of the armies above and below: I am the first, and I am the last; the first cause and last end, of all things in nature, and providence, and grace; all things a…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 44:6

Thus saith Jehovah. The Prophet now does nothing else than confirm the preceding doctrine, which was highly necessary; for the hearts of men, being prone to distrust, are easily dismayed by adversity, and may be encouraged by one or more exhortations. It was not superfluous, therefore, to employ many words in confirming them; because we never ascribe as much as we ought to ascribe to the power of God, but are distracted by a variety of thoughts, and are too strongly attached to the present state of things. The King of Israel, and his Redeemer. After having made use of the unutterable name of God, the Prophet calls him also "King" and "Redeemer;" because it is not enough that we perceive the…

The Church Fathers

I have not read of, or heard of or found any varying degree in God. Never have I read of a second, never of a third God. I have read of a first God; I have heard of a first and only God.
— Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith 5.9.116

For God is one and only and first. But this is not said to the denial of the Son; perish the thought. For he is in that One and First and Only, as being of that One and Only and First the only Word and Wisdom and Radiance. And he too is the First, as the fullness of the godhead of the First and Only, being whole and full God.
— Athanasius of Alexandria, Discourses Against the Arians 3.23

If we count, we do not add, increasing from one to many. We do not say, "one, two, three," or "first, second, and third." God says, "I am the first, and I am the last." We have never to this present day heard of two gods.… How does one and one not equal two gods? Because we speak of the emperor and the emperor's image—but not two emperors.… The image of the emperor is an image by imitation, but the Son is a natural image.
— Basil of Caesarea, ON THE HOLY SPIRIT 18:45

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Dictionary and topics

A — Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text of Rev. 1:8, 11; 21:6; 22:13, and are represented by “Alpha” and “Omega” respectively (omitted in…
Alpha — (A), the first letter of the Greek alphabet. With Omega, the last letter, it is used in the Old Testament and in the New to express the eternity of God, as including both the beginning and the end.…
God — (A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of ’Eloah_, plural _’Elohim. The singular…
Kinsman — Heb. goel, from root meaning to redeem. The goel among the Hebrews was the nearest male blood relation alive. Certain important obligations devolved upon him toward his next of kin. (1.) If any one…
Trinity — A word not found in Scripture, but used to express the doctrine of the unity of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Gr. trias, first used by Theophilus (A.D.…
Alpha · Compare — Compare
Christ Is God · As Jehovah, the First and the Last — As Jehovah, the First and the Last
God · None beside him — None beside him
Privileges Of Saints · Having God for their: King — Having God for their: King
Unity Of God · Asserted by: God himself — Asserted by: God himself

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 44:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 44:6

John Gill on Isaiah 44:6

John Calvin on Isaiah 44:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 44:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 44:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 44:6

John Gill on Isaiah 44:6

John Calvin on Isaiah 44:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 44:6-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 44:6-20

Rashi on Isaiah 44:5