Study it in the app““You are my witnesses, declares YHWH, and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am the same; before me no god was formed, and after me there will not be one.”
“Youאַתֶּםare my witnesses,עֵדַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהand my servantוְעַבְדִּיwhomאֲשֶׁרI have chosen,בָּחָרְתִּיso thatלְמַעַןyou may knowתֵּדְעוּand believeוְתַאֲמִינוּmeלִיand understandוְתָבִינוּthatכִּיIאֲנִיam the same;הוּאbefore meלְפָנַיnoלֹאgodאֵלwas formed,נוֹצַרand after meוְאַחֲרַיthere will notלֹאbe one.יִהְיֶה
witness
Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.
Where else “eda” appearsdeclaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsservant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avdi” appearselect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “bacharti” appearsknow a person
To know someone.
Where else “tedu” appearsbelieve
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “taaminu” appearsunderstand
To understand, realize.
Where else “tavinu” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appearsEl, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appearsmold
To mold, as God molded man from dust.
Where else “notsar” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears“And believe… that I am”: Jesus uses similar words in John 8:24, 28 and 13:19.
9Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and make us hear the former things? Let them give their witnesses and be declared righteous; and let them hear and say, “It is truth.”
10 · This verse (above)
11I, I am YHWH, and besides me there is no savior.
