King James Version
Isaiah 43:25 in the King James Version says “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 43 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
Isaiah 43:25 · KJV
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. small: Heb. lambs, or, kids
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. filled: Heb. made me drunk, or, abundantly moistened
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. teachers: Heb. interpreters
KJV Study — Public Domain
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“I even I am he that blotteth out”
H4229properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e., grease or make fat
properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
“thy sins”
H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“for mine own sake and will not remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
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