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Isaiah 46:10
10From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: “My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do.”
Isaiah 46:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- New International Version (NIV)I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’
Context of Isaiah 46:10
8Remember this, you people who do not obey me. Think about it carefully. 9Remember all the things that I did a long time ago. I am God. There is nobody else like me. There is no other God, except me. From the beginning, I say what will happen at the end. Long ago, I spoke about future things that have not yet happened. I say this: “My purpose will not change. I will do everything that I want to do.” 11Now I will call somebody to come from the east. He will come down quickly, like an eagle that catches small birds to eat. He will come from a country that is far away. He will do for me what I want to do. Yes, I will surely do what I have decided to do. I have given the command, and I will cause it to happen. 12Listen to me, you people who refuse to obey me. You choose not to do anything that is right.
Read all of Isaiah 46Isaiah 46:10 word by word
מַגִּ֤יד מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙ אַחֲרִ֔ית וּמִקֶּ֖דֶם אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־נַעֲשׂ֑וּ אֹמֵר֙ עֲצָתִ֣י תָק֔וּם וְכָל־חֶפְצִ֖י אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Declaringנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- the endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
- from the beginningרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
- and from ancient timesקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
- doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- My counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
- shall standקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- all my pleasureחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
Cross-references for Isaiah 46:10
- Isaiah 41:22Bring your idols into court. Let them tell us what will happen in future years. Let them tell us what happened in the past. Then we can think about those things. We will understand what happened in the end. Or ask them to tell us about future events!
- Isaiah 44:7Is there anyone like me? If there is, he should say so! He must tell me why he thinks he is so great. Long ago I made my people become a nation. Let him say what he has done since then! Let him tell us what will happen in future years!
- Isaiah 45:21Now decide together what you will say in court! Tell me what you think! Who said a long time ago what would happen? Who spoke about it long before it happened? It was I, the Lord! There is nobody else like me. There is no other God, except me. I am a righteous God and I save my people. There is no other God.
- Genesis 3:15I will cause you and the woman to become enemies. Your descendants and her descendants will always be enemies. One of her descendants will attack your head. You will attack his heel.’
- Genesis 12:2I will cause your descendants to become a great nation. I will bless you. Everyone will know your name. You will bring my blessing to other people.
- Genesis 49:10Judah's descendants will always rule as king. They will continue to hold the stick and the sceptre that show the king's authority. They will do that until the man comes who truly has that authority. People from all nations will obey that king.
- Numbers 24:17I see a king who will come from among the Israelites. He will not come now, but at a future time. He will appear as king, like a bright star. He will knock down the leaders of Moab. He will destroy the descendants of Sheth.
- Deuteronomy 4:24That is because the Lord your God wants you to belong to him alone. He is like a fire that destroys all bad things.
- Deuteronomy 28:15But if you refuse to listen to the Lord your God, all these curses will happen to you. So be careful to obey all his commands and rules that I am giving you today. If you do not obey the Lord, these curses will happen to you:
- Acts 15:18Long ago I caused people to know all these things.” ’
- Isaiah 46:11Now I will call somebody to come from the east. He will come down quickly, like an eagle that catches small birds to eat. He will come from a country that is far away. He will do for me what I want to do. Yes, I will surely do what I have decided to do. I have given the command, and I will cause it to happen.
- Isaiah 43:13‘Today and every day, I am God. If I hold you in my hand, nobody can take you away from my power. When I do something, nobody can change it.’
- Psalms 33:11But whatever the Lord decides to do will always happen. His thoughts will not change from one century to the next.
- Psalms 135:6He does whatever he decides to do. He rules the sky and the earth, and the deepest parts of the sea.
- Proverbs 19:21You may have lots of ideas about what you want to do. But it is the Lord's plans that are important.
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no knowledge and no advice that can win against the Lord.
Commentaries on Isaiah 46:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Declaring the end from the beginning - Foretelling accurately the course of future events. This is an argument to which God often appeals in proof that he is the only true God (see Isaiah 41:22-23; Isaiah 43:12; Isaiah 44:26). My counsel shall stand - My purpose, my design, my will. The phrase shall stand‘ means that it shall be stable, settled, fixed, established. This proves: 1. That God has a purpose or plan in regard to human affairs. If he had not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the profuseness of idolaters shame the niggardliness of many who call themselves God's servants, but are for a religion which costs them nothing! The service of sin always costs a great deal. God puts it to them what senseless, helpless things idols are. Let, then, the Jews show themselves men, avoiding such abominations. Many Scripture prophecies, delivered…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10God knows the future before it happens; he controls all events, and his actions match his words (Isaiah 41:4, 26). He is the first and the last (Isaiah 44:6; 48:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Is 45:21; 41:22, 23; 44:26). yet--not in the Hebrew. Translate, "What had not been done" [Horsley]. do all my pleasure--(Is 53:10; Ro 9:19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 46
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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