Isaiah 48:12
10 See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
13 Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
14 Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
- KJV
- Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
- WEB
- “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he. I am the first. I am also the last.
- ASV
- Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
- DARBY
- Hearken unto me, Jacob, and [thou] Israel, my called. I [am] HE; I, the first, and I, the last.
- BLB
- Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one! I [am] He; I [am] the First; also I [am] the Last.
- ÅB
- Hør på meg, Jakob, og du Israel, som jeg har kalt! Jeg er Gud, jeg er den første, jeg er også den siste.
- OTB
- "Legg merke til Meg, Jakob, Israel som Jeg har kalt: Jeg er Den Ene; Jeg er den første, og Jeg er den siste.
- B1930
- Hør på mig, Jakob, og du Israel, som jeg har kalt! Jeg er Gud, jeg er den første, jeg er også den siste.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 41:4
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.”
Read in contextRevelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
Read in contextRevelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Read in contextRevelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Read in contextRomans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant— My loving devotion promised to David.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:11
I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.
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