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 · 2000

Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Hearken 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 · 1949

Give 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 · 1862

Hearken 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) · 1752

Hearken 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 · 1890

Hearken unto me, Jacob, and [thou] Israel, my called. I [am] HE; I, the first, and I, the last.

Context

v.11For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.

v.12This passage

v.13Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

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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