Isaiah 43:12 (YLT)

Passage

I--I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And ye <FI>are<Fi> My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I <FI>am<Fi> God.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 43:10 Ye <FI>are<Fi> My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And My servant whom I have chosen, So that ye know and give credence to Me, And understand that I <FI>am<Fi> He, Before Me there was no God formed, And after Me there is none.

Isaiah 43:11 I--I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, And besides Me there is no saviour.

Isaiah 43:12 I--I declared, and saved, and proclaimed, And there is no stranger with you, And ye <FI>are<Fi> My witnesses, an affirmation of Jehovah, And I <FI>am<Fi> God.

Isaiah 43:13 Even from the day I <FI>am<Fi> He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back?

Isaiah 43:14 Thus said Jehovah, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: `For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And caused bars to descend--all of them, And the Chaldeans, whose song <FI>is<Fi> in the ships.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "i--i", "declared", "proclaimed", "stranger", "witnesses", "affirmation", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "i--i", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "I--I FI am Fi Jehovah And besides..." into verse 13's "Even from the day I FI am...", so "saved" and "i--i" 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 "saved" and "i--i" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.