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Isaiah 43:15

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Isaiah 43:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
Isaiah 43:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Isaiah 43

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12I 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.
13Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it?
14Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
15I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.
16Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;
17who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick):
18Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“I am the Lord, your Holy One, &c.] And therefore need not doubt of the performance of those promises: the Creator of Israel, your King; and therefore both able and willing to protect them.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“creator of Israel-- (Isa 43:1). your--proved to be specially yours by delivering you.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I am the Lord - I am Yahweh - proved to be such, as the connection demands that we should interpret this, by sending to Babylon and bringing down your oppressors. This interposition in destroying Babylon would be a demonstration that he was Yahweh, the only true God, and their God. The Creator of Israel - (See the note at Isaiah 43:1). Your King - Ruling over you, and showing the right to do it by delivering you from your foes. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Lord: Isa 43:3, Isa 30:11, Isa 40:25, Isa 41:14, Isa 41:16, Isa 45:11, Isa 48:17; Jer 51:5; Hab 1:12; Rev 3:7 the creator: Isa 43:1, Isa 43:7, Isa 43:21, Isa 33:22; Psa 74:12; Mat 25:34 Isaiah 43:16”
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