Isaiah 44:8

Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 44:2 Parallel

Isaiah 44:2 says 'Do not be afraid' to Jacob, the same reassurance given in 44:8, within the same context of God's unique sovereignty.

Isaiah 44:6 Parallel

Isaiah 44:6 is the immediate context — God declares 'apart from me there is no God', reinforcing verse 8.

Isaiah 41:10-14 repeatedly tells Israel 'Do not fear' because God is with them, directly paralleling the comfort in 44:8.

Isaiah 42:9 Parallel

Isaiah 42:9 echoes God declaring new things before they happen — directly reinforces the claim of foreknowledge in Isaiah 44:8.

Isaiah 43:10 uses the same 'witnesses' and 'no God besides me' language, directly echoing the declaration.

Isaiah 43:12 repeats 'you are my witnesses' and 'I am God', paralleling the claim of no other Rock.

Isaiah 48:5 Parallel

Isaiah 48:5 states God announced events beforehand to prevent idolatry — a direct parallel to the same assertion in Isaiah 44:8.

Isaiah 46:9 Parallel

Isaiah 46:9 reiterates 'I am God, and there is no other' — a direct echo of Isa 44:8's exclusive claim.

Isaiah 45:5 Parallel

Isaiah 45:5 repeats 'apart from me there is no God' — a direct parallel to Isa 44:8's exclusive claim.

Isaiah 45:6 Parallel

Isaiah 45:6 extends the same claim to all nations — people may know there is none besides Me.

Isaiah 45:21 repeats both declaring from of old and no other God, reinforcing Isaiah 44:8's themes.

Isaiah 41:23 challenges false gods to predict the future — the same test of deity Yahweh passes in Isaiah 44:8.

Isaiah 48:3 Parallel

Isaiah 48:3 focuses on God's prediction of former things, illustrating the 'told from of old' in Isaiah 44:8.

Genesis 49:1–28 Historical context

Genesis 49:1-28 contains Jacob's detailed prophecies about each tribe's future — a major demonstration of God's foretelling from of old.

Jeremiah 10:7 calls all nations to fear God because there is none like Him, directly echoing Isaiah 44:8's claim that there is no other Rock.

Jeremiah 30:10 says 'Do not be afraid, Jacob' as God promises to save them, mirroring the same reassurance of not trembling in Isaiah 44:8.

Daniel 2:47 Parallel

In Daniel 2:47, the king confesses that God is God of gods, directly echoing 'Is there a God besides me?'

Acts 1:8 Allusion

Acts 1:8 echoes Isaiah's 'you are my witnesses' as Jesus commissions global witness, fulfilling the same role.

Acts 14:15 Parallel

Acts 14:15 mirrors Isaiah's monotheism as Paul preaches turning from idols to the living God.

Acts 17:23-31 expands Isaiah's exclusive God as creator who is near, calling all to repentance.

Psalm 18:31 Parallel

Psalm 18:31 asks 'who is a rock except our God?' — a direct parallel to the rock-exclusivity statement.

Genesis 15:13–21 Historical context

Genesis 15:13-21 shows God foretelling Abraham's 400-year bondage and land grant — a concrete example of God declaring from of old.

Deuteronomy 4:35 echoes the same exclusive claim: 'the Lord is God; there is no other besides him.'

2 Samuel 22:32 asks 'who is a rock, except our God?' — identical rock-exclusivity language.

1 Samuel 2:2 says 'there is no rock like our God,' directly paralleling the 'no Rock' statement.

Deuteronomy 32:39 declares 'there is no god beside me,' matching the exclusive divinity claim here.

Deuteronomy 32:31 contrasts 'their rock' with 'our Rock,' using the same rock imagery for God.

Deuteronomy 4:39 reinforces the same truth: 'the Lord is God… there is no other.'

Deuteronomy 32:4 calls God 'the Rock,' the same title used in the 'no Rock' claim here.

Deuteronomy 32:12 says the LORD alone guided Israel with no foreign god — reinforcing Isaiah's claim that there is no other God or Rock.

In 1 Corinthians 8:4, Paul echoes Isaiah's monotheism: 'there is no God but one'—reinforcing the same exclusive claim about God's uniqueness.

Exodus 20:3 Parallel

Exodus 20:3 gives the first commandment—no other gods—which directly supports Isaiah's declaration that there is no Rock besides God.

John 8:58 Allusion

In John 8:58, Jesus says 'Before Abraham was, I am'—directly claiming the divine name and uniqueness that Isaiah 44:8 asserts belongs only to God.

Mark 12:32 Allusion

Mark 12:32 affirms 'there is no other besides him,' a direct echo of the monotheistic confession in Isaiah 44:8.

Deuteronomy 6:4 declares the LORD is one, echoing Isaiah's rhetorical question 'Is there a God besides me?' — both affirm exclusive divine unity.

Psalm 96:5 Parallel

Psalm 96:5 declares all other gods are idols, reinforcing the exclusive claim of Yahweh as the only God.

Deuteronomy 32:17 notes that sacrifices were made to 'demons that were no gods' — illustrating the folly of worshipping nonexistent deities, aligning with Isaiah.

1 Kings 8:60 prays that all peoples may know 'the LORD is God; there is no other' — a direct parallel to Isaiah's witness of God's exclusive divinity.

2 Kings 5:15 records Naaman's confession: 'there is no God in all the earth but in Israel' — a Gentile's acknowledgment of the truth Isaiah proclaims.

2 Kings 19:15 has Hezekiah pray 'you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms' — echoing Isaiah's assertion of God's sole deity.

Nehemiah 9:6 confesses 'You are the LORD, you alone' as Creator — directly reinforcing Isaiah's witness that there is no other God.

Matthew 24:25 has Jesus say 'I have told you beforehand,' echoing God's claim of declaring things from of old.

Mark 13:23 Allusion

Mark 13:23 has Jesus say 'I have told you all things beforehand,' mirroring the predictive claim in Isaiah 44:8.

2 Chronicles 32:13 records Sennacherib's boast that no gods of other nations could deliver — ironically affirming Isaiah's point that they are not real gods.

James 2:19 Parallel

In James 2:19, the belief that 'God is one' is affirmed but challenged—mere intellectual assent isn't enough, unlike Isaiah's call to witness and trust.