# Isaiah 43.15

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**Book:** [Isaiah](/codex/isaiah-the-prophet/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 13. Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it? 14. Thus saith Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.
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> **15. I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.**
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> 16. Thus saith Jehovah, who maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17. who bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched as a wick): (Isaiah 43:13-17, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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?” 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.
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> **15. I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”**
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> 16. Yahweh, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters says: 17. who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched like a wick): (Isaiah 43:13-17, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 13. Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? <sup>let it: Heb. turn it back?</sup> 14. Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. <sup>nobles: Heb. bars</sup>
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> **15. I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.**
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> 16. Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 17. Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. (Isaiah 43:13-17, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 13. Even from the day I [am] He, And there is no deliverer from My hand, I work, and who doth turn it back? 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 [is] in the ships.
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> **15. I [am] Jehovah, your Holy One, Creator of Israel, your King.'**
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> 16. Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path. 17. Who is bringing forth chariot and horse, A force, even a strong one: 'Together they lie down, they rise not, They have been extinguished, As flax they have been quenched.' (Isaiah 43:13-17, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Isaiah son of Amoz (traditional unity) + LORD direct discourse
- **Audience:** Judah under Uzziah/Jotham/Ahaz/Hezekiah + exilic remnant
- **Location:** Jerusalem and Judah
- **Time period:** ministry c. 740-680 BC

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [H1254 - bara](/codex/h1254-bara/), *bara* (Strong's H1254). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.1](/codex/genesis-1-1/), [Genesis 1.21](/codex/genesis-1-21/), [Genesis 1.27](/codex/genesis-1-27/).
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/).
- [H6918 - qadosh](/codex/h6918-qadosh/), *qadosh* (Strong's H6918). Also appears in: [Leviticus 19.2](/codex/leviticus-19-2/), [Numbers 5.11-31](/codex/numbers-5-11-31/), [Deuteronomy 7](/codex/deuteronomy-7/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.