The Meaning of Isaiah 43:13 Explained

Isaiah 43:13

KJV: Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

YLT: Even from the day I am He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back?

Darby: Yea, since the day was, I am HE, and there is none that delivereth out of my hand: I will work, and who shall hinder it?

ASV: Yea, 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?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Yea, before the day  [was] I [am] he; and [there is] none that can deliver  out of my hand:  I will work,  and who shall let  it? 

What does Isaiah 43:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Isaiah 43:1-13 - Jehovah's Witnesses
The magnificent conception of Isaiah 43:1-28 underlies this. We have still the convocation of mankind, summoned to decide whether Jehovah or some idol god shall be recognized as the supreme deity. In the arena are rows of helpless images rich in paint and tinsel, but mute and helpless, Isaiah 43:8-9. Jehovah, to vindicate His claims, calls into the witness box His Chosen People, that they may tell what they have known, tasted, and handled, of the Word of life, Isaiah 43:10.
This special function is not confined to the Hebrew race. By the express words of our Lord it is shared by the Church. See Acts 1:8. As our Lord bore witness to truth, His subjects are summoned to do the same. See 1 Timothy 6:13-14; Revelation 1:5.
Let us witness to the love that never tires. "Fear not, thou art mine." Let us witness to a purpose that never falters, Isaiah 43:1 and Isaiah 43:7. Let us witness to a deliverance that never disappoints. We are not saved from fire and water, but are delivered in the midst of them by the never-failing presence of our King. Let us ask for the Spirit of Truth to witness with us, Acts 5:31-32. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 43

1  The Lord comforts the church with his promises
8  He appeals to the people for witness of his omnipotence
14  He foretells them the destruction of Babylon
18  And his wonderful deliverance of his people
22  He reproves the people as inexcusable

What do the individual words in Isaiah 43:13 mean?

Indeed before the day [was] I [am] He and [there is] no one out of My hand who can deliver I work and who will reverse it -
גַּם־ מִיּוֹם֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּ֑יל אֶפְעַ֖ל וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה ס

גַּם־  Indeed 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
מִיּוֹם֙  before  the  day  [was] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
אֲנִ֣י  I  [am] 
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
וְאֵ֥ין  and  [there  is]  no  one 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מִיָּדִ֖י  out  of  My  hand 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
מַצִּ֑יל  who  can  deliver 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָצַל  
Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
אֶפְעַ֖ל  I  work 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: פָּעַל  
Sense: to do, make.
וּמִ֥י  and  who 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative
Root: מִי  
Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה  will  reverse  it 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation