Isaiah 48:12
What does Isaiah 48:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 48:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I <FI>am<Fi> He, I <FI>am<Fi> first, and I <FI>am<Fi> last;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Hearken to me, O Jacob, and thou Israel whom I call: I am he, I am the first, and I am the last.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Hearken unto me, Jacob, and [thou] Israel, my called. I [am] HE; I, the first, and I, the last.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 1:17
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,
- Revelation 2:8
And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again:
- Matthew 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last.
- Romans 1:6
among whom are ye also, called to be Jesus Christ’s:
- Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
- Isaiah 34:1
Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it.
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