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Isaiah 41:4

God's power and sovereignty

2 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.

3 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

5 The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

6 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

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BSB
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.”
KJV
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
WEB
Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last, I am he.”
ASV
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he.
DARBY
Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first; and with the last, I [am] HE.
BLB
Who has worked and accomplished? The One calling the generations from the beginning: “I [am] YHWH, the first and the last; I [am] He!”
ÅB
Hvem utrettet og gjorde dette? - Han som kalte slektene fram fra begynnelsen; jeg, Herren, er den første, og hos de siste er jeg også.
OTB
Hvem har utført og fullført dette, kalt fram slektene fra begynnelsen? Jeg, Herren, er den første, og med den siste—jeg er Han."
B1930
Hvem utrettet og gjorde dette? - Han som kalte slektene frem fra begynnelsen; jeg, Herren, er den første, og hos de siste er jeg også.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 48:12

    Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

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  • Revelation 22:13

    I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

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  • Revelation 1:17

    And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

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  • Isaiah 46:10

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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  • Isaiah 44:6–7

    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.

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  • Revelation 1:8

    I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

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  • Isaiah 43:10

    Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

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  • Isaiah 41:26

    Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

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