Bible Strands
Isaiah 46:9
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the transgressors of Israel, commanding them to recall past events before declaring His sovereign purpose in the surrounding context.
The words — זִכְר֥וּ (zikhru) issues the imperative "remember," and רִאשֹׁנ֖וֹת מֵעוֹלָ֑ם specifies "former things from long ago."
The thread — The directive to recall divine acts runs through Isaiah 42:9 and 45:21, while the theme of God causing His works to be remembered aligns with Psalm 111:4.
Why it lands — The text first states God's unique identity and past actions before drawing the inference that His declared purpose will inevitably stand.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Cross-references
- Isaiah 45:21 Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
- Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
- Psalms 111:4 He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
- Isaiah 46:5 To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
- Deuteronomy 33:26 “There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
- Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.
- Isaiah 45:18 For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- Isaiah 65:17 For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
- Nehemiah 9:7 You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
- Isaiah 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,