King James Version
Isaiah 46:9 in the King James Version says “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 46 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,”
Isaiah 46:9 · KJV
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. that: Heb. of my counsel
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“Remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“of old”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for I am God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
“and there is none else I am God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“and there is none”
H657cessation, i.e., an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or f
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