Revised Webster's Bible
Isaiah 48:12
12Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Isaiah 48:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
- New International Version (NIV)“Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Listen to Me, O Jacob, And Israel, My called: I am He, I am the First, I am also the Last.
Context of Isaiah 48:12
10Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11For my own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it : for how should my name be profaned? and I will not give my glory to another. Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13My hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together. 14All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; who among them hath declared these things ? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
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שְׁמַ֤ע אֵלַי֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מְקֹרָאִ֑י אֲנִי־הוּא֙ אֲנִ֣י רִאשׁ֔וֹן אַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י אַחֲרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 48:12
- Isaiah 34:1Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is in it; the world, and all things that spring from it.
- Isaiah 46:3Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne by me from birth, who are carried from the womb:
- Isaiah 49:1Listen, to me O isles; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the body of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
- Isaiah 51:1Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look to the rock from which ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which ye are dug.
- Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear, and come to me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Proverbs 7:24Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 8:32Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
- Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.
- Romans 1:6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:
- Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 1:24But to them who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a special people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
- Revelation 17:14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
- Isaiah 41:4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
- Isaiah 44:6Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
- Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Commentaries on Isaiah 48:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12O Jacob "O Jacob, my servant" - After יעקב yaakob, a MS. of Kennicott's, two of De Rossi's, and the two old editions of 1486 and 1488, add the word עבדי abdi, "my servant," which is lost out of the present text; and there is a rasure in its place in another ancient MS. The Jerusalem Talmud has the same word. I also am the last "I am the last" - For אני אף aph ani, "even I," two ancient MSS. and the ancient Versions, read ואני veani, "and I;" more properly.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Hearken unto me - This is a solemn call on the Jews in Babylon to attend to what he was now about to say. It is the commencement of a new part of the argument, containing the assurance that he would deliver them, and utterly destroy the Chaldeans. He begins, therefore, by asserting that he is the only true God, and that he is able to accomplish all his purposes. My called - The people whom I have chosen, or called. I am he - I am the same; or I am the…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
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