🛡️ Isaiah 44:6
יְהוָה מֹשִׁיעַ
(YHWH Moshia’ – YHWH the Savior)
Paleo-Hebrew/Aramaic/Square Script: “Thus says YHWH… His Redeemer, YHWH of Hosts… besides Me there is no god.”
YHWH speaks of Himself as both King and Redeemer, leaving no room for others.
Septuagint (LXX): “Thus says the Lord… His Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts… besides Me there is no god.”
Vulgate: “Sic dicit Dominus… Redemptor ejus, Dominus exercituum… praeter me non est deus.”
English: “Thus says the Lord… His Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts… besides Me there is no god.”
KJV OT: “Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
NIV OT: “This is what the LORD says— Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.”
Note: Septuagint, Vulgate, KJV, and NIV agree on YHWH as the sole Redeemer/Savior, with no other entity, though they replace YHWH with “Lord” or “Dominus.”
🔓 Isaiah 47:4
גֹּאֲלֵנוּ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת
(Go’aleinu YHWH Tseva’ot – Our Redeemer, YHWH of Hosts)
Paleo-Hebrew/Aramaic/Square Script: “Our Redeemer — YHWH of Hosts is His Name…”
YHWH alone is called Redeemer, with no other entity named.
Septuagint (LXX): “Our Redeemer—the Lord of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.”
Vulgate: “Redemptor noster, Dominus exercituum nomen ejus, Sanctus Israel.”
English: “Our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel.”
KJV OT: “As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.”
NIV OT: “Our Redeemer—the LORD Almighty is his name—is the Holy One of Israel.”
Note: Septuagint, Vulgate, KJV, and NIV agree on YHWH as the sole Redeemer/Savior, with no other entity, though they replace YHWH with “Lord” or “Dominus.”
🔥 Isaiah 43:11
אָנֹכִי יְהוָה וְאֵין מִבַּלְעָדַי מוֹשִׁיעַ
(Anokhi YHWH ve’ein mibal’adai Moshia’ – I am YHWH, no Savior besides Me)
Paleo-Hebrew/Aramaic/Square Script: “I, even I, am YHWH — and besides Me there is no savior.”
Explicitly rejects any second savior, human or otherwise.
Septuagint (LXX): “I, even I, am the Lord; and besides Me there is no savior.”
Vulgate: “Ego, ego sum Dominus; et non est absque me salvator.”
English: “I, even I, am the Lord; and besides Me there is no savior.”
KJV OT: “I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.”
NIV OT: “I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.”
Note: Septuagint, Vulgate, KJV, and NIV agree on YHWH as the sole Redeemer/Savior, with no other entity, though they replace YHWH with “Lord” or “Dominus.”
⛔ Hosea 13:4
אָנֹכִי יְהוָה... אֵין מוֹשִׁיעַ מִבַּלְעָדַי
(Anokhi YHWH... ein Moshia’ mibal’adai – I am YHWH, no Savior besides Me)
Paleo-Hebrew/Aramaic/Square Script: “I am YHWH your Elohim… you shall know no god but Me — for there is no savior besides Me.”
Reinforces YHWH as the sole Savior.
Septuagint (LXX): “I am the Lord your God… you shall know no god but Me, for there is no savior besides Me.”
Vulgate: “Ego autem Dominus Deus tuus… non cognosces deum praeter me, et salvator non est praeter me.”
English: “I am the Lord your God… you shall know no god but Me, for there is no savior besides Me.”
KJV OT: “Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.”
NIV OT: “But I have been the LORD your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me.”
Note: Septuagint, Vulgate, KJV, and NIV agree on YHWH as the sole Redeemer/Savior, with no other entity, though they replace YHWH with “Lord” or “Dominus.”
🕊️ Isaiah 41:14
יְהוָה גֹּאֲלֵךְ
(YHWH Go’alek – YHWH your Redeemer)
Paleo-Hebrew/Aramaic/Square Script: “I will help you,” says YHWH, “your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
YHWH’s direct help, not through a man or sacrifice.
Septuagint (LXX): “I will help you,” says the Lord, “your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
Vulgate: “Noli timere… ego adjuvabo te, dicit Dominus, et Redemptor tuus, Sanctus Israel.”
English: “Fear not… I will help you, says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
KJV OT: “Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
NIV OT: “Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”
Note: Septuagint, Vulgate, KJV, and NIV agree on YHWH as the sole Redeemer/Savior, with no other entity, though they replace YHWH with “Lord” or “Dominus.”