The Lord's Call to Israel

12 “Listen to me, O Jacob,
    and Israel, whom I called!
I am he; (A)I am the first,
    and I am the last.
13 My hand (B)laid the foundation of the earth,
    and my right hand (C)spread out the heavens;
(D)when I call to them,
    they stand forth together.

14 “Assemble, all of you, and listen!
    (E)Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
    (F)he shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
    and his arm shall be against (G)the Chaldeans.
15 (H)I, even I, have spoken and called him;
    I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way.

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Yahweh Frees Israel

12 “Listen to me, Jacob,
    and Israel, whom I called:[a]
I am he. I am the first;
    also I am the last.
13 Indeed, my hand founded the earth,
    and my right hand spread out the heavens;
        when I summon[b] them, they stand in position together.
14 Assemble, all of you, and hear!
    Who among them declared these things?
Yahweh loves him;
    he shall perform[c] his wish against Babylon
    and his arm against the Chaldeans.[d]
15 I, I myself, I have spoken!
    Indeed, I have called him.
I have brought him,
    and he will be successful in his way.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:12 Literally “who was called by me”
  2. Isaiah 48:13 Or “calling”
  3. Isaiah 48:14 Or “do”
  4. Isaiah 48:14 Literally “Chaldea”