Isaiah 48:13

Isaiah 48:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
• New International Version (NIV)My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, And My right hand has stretched out the heavens; When I call to them, They stand up together.

Context of Isaiah 48:13

11For 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. 12Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last. Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together. 14Come 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. 15I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.

Isaiah 48:13 word by word

אַף־יָדִי֙ יָ֣סְדָה אֶ֔רֶץ וִֽימִינִ֖י טִפְּחָ֣ה שָׁמָ֑יִם קֹרֵ֥א אֲנִ֛י אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יַעַמְד֥וּ יַחְדָּֽו׃Read the interlinear

• Surelyאַף'aph · alsoH637
• My own handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• foundedיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and My right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• spread outטָפַחţâphach · to extendH2946
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• when Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• when Iאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• summon themקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• they stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162

Cross-references for Isaiah 48:13

• Isaiah 42:5This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
• Isaiah 45:18For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
• Exodus 20:11For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
• Psalms 102:25In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
• Hebrews 1:10And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
• Isaiah 40:12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
• Isaiah 40:22He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
• Job 37:18can you, like Him, spread out the skies, as strong as a mirror of bronze?
• Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
• Psalms 119:89Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.
• Psalms 147:4He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
• Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.

Commentaries on Isaiah 48:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Mine hand also hath laid … - I am the Creator of all things, and I have all power, and am abundantly able to deliver you from all your foes. And my right hand hath spanned the heavens - Margin, The palm of my right hand hath spread out.‘ The sense is, that he by his right hand had spanned, or measured the heavens. The phrase is designed to show his greatness and his power (see the notes at Isaiah 40:12). When I call unto them - (See the note at Isaiah…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-15Verses 9-15 We have nothing ourselves to plead with God, why he should have mercy upon us. It is for his praise, to the honour of his mercy, to spare. His bringing men into trouble was to do them good. It was to refine them, but not as silver; not so thoroughly as men refine silver. If God should take that course, they are all dross, and, as such, might justly be put away. He takes them as refined in part only. Many have been brought home to God as chosen…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-22This final trial speech reviews the arguments of Isaiah 40–48 and presents the final conclusion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. The Almighty, who has founded heaven and earth, can, and will, restore His people. the first ... last--(Is 41:4; 44:6).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings