Isaiah 48:12-15
World English Bible
12 “Listen to me, O Jacob,
and Israel my called:
I am he.
I am the first.
I am also the last.
13 Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand has spread out the heavens.
when I call to them, they stand up together.
14 “Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear!
Who among them has declared these things?
He whom Yahweh loves will do what he likes to Babylon,
and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15 I, even I, have spoken.
Yes, I have called him.
I have brought him
and he shall make his way prosperous.
Isaiah 48:12-15
International Standard Version
The Lord Calls Israel
12 “Listen to these things,[a] Jacob,
and Israel, whom I have called.
I am the One: I am the first,
I am even[b] the last.
13 Moreover, my hands laid[c] the earth’s foundation,
and my right hand spread out the heavens.
I call out to them,
and[d] they stand up together.
14 Let all of them come together and listen:[e]
Who is there among them that could declare[f] these things?
“The Lord loves me,[g]
and he will accomplish[h] my purpose[i] against Babylon;
his arm[j] will be against the Chaldeans.
15 I—Yes, I!—have spoken;
indeed, I’ve called and[k] I’ve brought him,
and he will make his path successful.[l]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read me
- Isaiah 48:12 So 1QIsaa MT; 4QIsad reads also
- Isaiah 48:13 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read hand laid
- Isaiah 48:13 So 1QIsaa 4QIsac 4QIsad LXX; MT lacks and
- Isaiah 48:14 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsad MT read Come together, all of you, and listen!
- Isaiah 48:14 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT LXX read has declared
- Isaiah 48:14 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT read him; LXX reads you
- Isaiah 48:14 So 1QIsaa (misspelling carry out); 4QIsad MT read He will carry out; LXX reads I have carried out
- Isaiah 48:14 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT LXXms read his purpose; LXX reads your purpose
- Isaiah 48:14 I.e. the Messiah; so 1QIsaa; MT reads and his arm; LXX reads to do away with the offspring
- Isaiah 48:15 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT read called him; 4QIsac LXX read brought him
- Isaiah 48:15 Or his path will be successful; so 1QIsaa (feminine) and 4QIsad MT (masculine); 4QIsac LXX read I will make his path successful
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