Isaiah 43:13 (WEB)

Passage

Yes, since the day was, I am he; and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?”

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:11 I myself am Yahweh; and besides me there is no savior.

Isaiah 43:12 I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown; and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses”, says Yahweh, “and I am God.

Isaiah 43:13 Yes, since the day was, I am he; and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?”

Isaiah 43:14 Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “For your sake, I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring all of them down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.

Isaiah 43:15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "since", "deliver", "hand", and "hinder". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "since" and "deliver", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "I have declared I have saved and..." into verse 14's "Yahweh your Redeemer the Holy One of...", so "since" and "deliver" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "since" and "deliver" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.