Isaiah 48:12-15
New Living Translation
Freedom from Babylon
12 “Listen to me, O family of Jacob,
Israel my chosen one!
I alone am God,
the First and the Last.
13 It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth,
my right hand that spread out the heavens above.
When I call out the stars,
they all appear in order.”
14 Have any of your idols ever told you this?
Come, all of you, and listen:
The Lord has chosen Cyrus as his ally.
He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon
and to destroy the Babylonian[a] armies.
15 “I have said it: I am calling Cyrus!
I will send him on this errand and will help him succeed.
Footnotes
- 48:14 Or Chaldean.
Isaiah 48:12-15
English Standard Version
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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