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 sake alone I will act, for how can I allow my name to be defiled? I will not share my glory with anyone else! 12Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end. Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together. 14All of you, gather together and listen! Who among them announced these things? The Lord’s ally will carry out his desire against Babylon; he will exert his power against the Babylonians. 15I, I have spoken – yes, I have summoned him; I lead him and he will succeed.

Isaiah 48:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Mine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• also hath laid the foundationיָסַדyâsad · to foundH3245
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and my right handיָמִיןyâmîyn · rightH3225
• hath spannedטָפַחţâphach · to extendH2946
• the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• I callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto them, they stand upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162

Cross-references for Isaiah 48:13

• Isaiah 42:5This is what the true God, the Lord, says – the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:
• Isaiah 45:18For this is what the Lord says, the one who created the sky – he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited – “I am the Lord, I have no peer.
• Exodus 20:11For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, and he rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
• Psalms 102:25In earlier times you established the earth; the skies are your handiwork.
• Hebrews 1:10And, “You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands.
• Isaiah 40:12Who has measured out the waters in the hollow of his hand, or carefully measured the sky, or carefully weighed the soil of the earth, or weighed the mountains in a balance, or the hills on scales?
• Isaiah 40:22He is the one who sits on the earth’s horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent.
• Job 37:18will you, with him, spread out the clouds, solid as a mirror of molten metal?
• Isaiah 40:26Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.
• Psalms 119:89O Lord, your instructions endure; they stand secure in heaven.
• Psalms 147:4He counts the number of the stars; he names all of them.
• Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the Lord, for he gave the command and they came into existence.

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