Ésaïe 43:25

Louis Segond

C'est moi, moi qui efface tes transgressions pour l'amour de moi, Et je ne me souviendrai plus de tes péchés.

Parallel Translations

La Bible David Martin (1744)
C'est moi, c'est moi qui efface tes forfaits pour l'amour de moi, et je ne me souviendrai plus de tes p�ch�s.

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
C'est moi, c'est moi qui efface tes forfaits pour l'amour de moi, et je ne me souviendrai plus de tes p�ch�s.

Darby's French Translation
-C'est moi, c'est moi qui efface tes transgressions � cause de moi-m�me; et je ne me souviendrai pas de tes p�ch�s.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

even I: Isaiah 43:11, Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 44:22, Psalms 51:9, Jeremiah 50:20, Micah 7:18, Micah 7:19, Mark 2:7, Acts 3:19, Romans 5:20

for mine: Isaiah 37:35, Isaiah 48:8-10, Psalms 25:7, Psalms 25:11, Psalms 79:9, Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 20:14, Ezekiel 20:22, Ezekiel 36:22, Ezekiel 36:32, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:8

will not: Psalms 79:8, Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 10:17

Reciprocal: Numbers 5:23 - blot Deuteronomy 9:27 - look not Deuteronomy 9:28 - Because 1 Samuel 12:22 - for his great 2 Samuel 19:19 - remember 2 Kings 19:34 - for mine 2 Chronicles 6:21 - forgive Nehemiah 4:5 - their sin Psalms 32:1 - transgression Psalms 51:1 - blot Psalms 103:3 - forgiveth Psalms 103:12 - so far Psalms 109:14 - blotted Isaiah 6:7 - thine iniquity Isaiah 38:17 - thou hast cast Isaiah 40:2 - that her iniquity Isaiah 46:4 - even to your Isaiah 48:9 - my name's Isaiah 51:12 - am he Isaiah 55:7 - for Isaiah 57:18 - have Jeremiah 30:11 - I am Jeremiah 32:36 - now Ezekiel 18:22 - his transgressions Ezekiel 33:16 - General Amos 8:7 - I will Zechariah 3:4 - Take Matthew 9:6 - that the Luke 5:21 - Who can Luke 7:42 - he Luke 11:4 - forgive us Romans 5:16 - but the free Romans 11:27 - when 2 Corinthians 5:19 - not Ephesians 1:7 - the forgiveness Colossians 2:14 - Blotting 1 Timothy 1:16 - for this Hebrews 10:2 - once

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I, even I am he, that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake,.... The same with "sins" in the next clause; original sin, and actual sins; which are transgressions of the law of God, of which the law accuses, for which it pronounces guilty, curses, and condemns; which are contrary to the nature of God, strike at his deity, and must be abominable to him; they are many, yea infinite, and yet all pardoned for Christ's sake; which is here expressed by a "blotting" them out, in allusion to the blotting of a debt book: sins are debts, and these are many, and which cannot be paid by the sinner; Christ has made full payment; as the surety of his people: upon this the debt book is crossed; these debts are remitted for his sake: or as a cloud is blotted out, dispelled by the wind, or scattered by the sun; see

Isaiah 44:22, so as to be seen no more with the eye of avenging justice, or to be charged against the sinner to his condemnation. The author of this blessing of grace is the Lord, "I, even I am he"; who had been so ill used, and maltreated, as before declared; whose law had been broken in such a manner; and who is the Lawgiver that is able to save and to destroy; and who hates and abhors sin, and is strictly just; and yet, notwithstanding all this, forgives it; and which he repeats for the confirmation of it, and seems to express it with the utmost pleasure, and as glorying in it, and as if it was an honour to him, and a jewel in his crown; and indeed it is his sole prerogative; none can forgive sins but him: and this he does for his own sake; it is not procured by anything of the creature; not by riches, nor by righteousness, nor by repentance, nor by faith, nor by obedience to any ordinance; it is not for the sake of these that the Lord forgives sin, but for his own sake, and his Son's sake, which is the same; it is an instance of unmerited and distinguishing grace; it flows from the free grace of God; it is a branch of the covenant of grace; it is through the blood of Christ, and yet according to the riches of grace; and it is for the glory of all the divine perfections, justice, truth, and faithfulness, as well as grace and mercy; and after such a list of sins of omission and commission, to hear such language as this is surprising grace indeed!

and will not remember thy sins; God forgives and forgets; God will not remember the sins of his people against them; having forgiven them, he will never punish them for them, which is meant by remembering them; see Jeremiah 14:10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I, even I, am he - This verse contains a gracious assurance that their sins would be blotted out, and the reason why it would be done. The pronoun ‘I’ is repeated to make it emphatic, as in Isaiah 43:11. Perhaps also God designs to show them the evil of the sins which are mentioned in the previous verses, by the assurance that they were committed against him who alone could forgive, and who had promised them pardon. The passage also reminds them, that it was God alone who could pardon the sins of which, as a nation, they had been guilty.

That blotteth out thy transgressions - This metaphor is taken from the custom of keeping accounts, where, when a debt is paid, the charge is blotted or cancelled. Thus God says he blotted out the sins of the Jews. He cancelled them. He forgave them. Of course, when forgiven, punishment could not be exacted, and he would treat them as pardoned; that is, as his friends.

For mine own sake - Not because you deserve it, or have any claim, or that it would not be right to punish you. Not even primarily to promote your happiness and salvation, but for my sake;

1. To show the benevolence of my character;

2. To promote my glory by your forgiveness and salvation (see Ezekiel 36:22).

And will not remember thy sins - They shall be forgiven. Hezekiah Isaiah 38:17 expresses the same idea by saying ‘thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.’ We may learn from this verse:

1. That it is God only who can pardon sin. How vain, then, is it for man to attempt it! How wicked for man to claim the prerogative! And yet it is an essential part of the papal system that the Pope and his priests have the power of remitting the penalty of transgression.

2. That this is done by God solely for his own sake. It is not

(a) because we have any claim to it, for then it would not be pardon, but justice. It is not

(b) because we have any power to compel God to forgive, for who can contend with him, and how could mere power procure pardon? It is not

(c) because we have any merit, for then also it would be justice, and we have no merit. Nor is it

(d) primarily in order that we may be happy, for our happiness is a matter not worthy to be named, compared with the honor of God. But it is solely for his own sake - to promote his glory - to show his perfections - to evince the greatness of his mercy and compassion - and to show his boundless and eternal love.

3. They who are pardoned should live to his glory, and not to themselves. For that they were forgiven, and it should be the grand purpose of their lives so to live as to show forth the goodness, compassion, and love of that merciful Being who has blotted out their sins.

4. If people are ever pardoned, they must come to God - and to God alone. They must come, not to justify themselves, but to confess their crimes. And they must come with a willingness that God should pardon them on just such terms as he pleases; at just such a time as he pleases; and solely with a view to the promotion of his own glory. Unless they have this feeling, they never can be forgiven, nor should they be forgiven.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 43:25. I, even I, am he — The original is extremely abrupt: אנכי אנכי הוא anochi anochi hu, "I, I, He." Is there any mystery in this form? Does it refer to a plurality of persons in the Godhead?

For mine own sake — In the pardon of sin God can draw no reason but from his own infinite goodness.