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Rememberזִכְרוּthe former thingsרִאשֹׁנוֹתof ages past,מֵעוֹלָםforכִּיIאָנֹכִיam El,אֵלand there is noוְאֵיןother;עוֹדI am Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםand there is nothingוְאֶפֶסlike me;כָּמוֹנִי
Isaiah 46:9
Study it in the app“Remember the former things of ages past, for I am El, and there is no other; I am Elohim, and there is nothing like me;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 46:9, word by word
- Rememberזִכְרוּzichru
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “zichru” appears- the former thingsרִאשֹׁנוֹתrishonot
former
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishonot” appears- of ages pastעוֹלָםolam
of old
The times of the forefathers, far back in the past.
Where else “olam” appears- am Elאֵלel
El, 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” appears- I am Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and there is nothingאֶפֶסefes
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “efes” appears
The context
8Remember this, and stand firm; bring it back to heart, transgressors.
9 · This verse (above)
10declaring from the beginning the end, and from of old what has not been done; saying, ‘My counsel will stand, and all my desire I will do’;