Rescue Promised

12 “Listen to Me, Jacob, Israel [a]whom I called;
(A)I am He, (B)I am the first, I am also the last.
13 Assuredly My hand (C)founded the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I (D)call to them, they stand together.
14 (E)Assemble, all of you, and listen!
(F)Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him; he will (G)carry out His good pleasure against (H)Babylon,
And His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15 I, yes I, have spoken; indeed I have (I)called him,
I have brought him, and He will make his ways successful.

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  1. Isaiah 48:12 Lit My called one

12 Listen to me, Jacob;
    Israel, whom I called:
        I am the one;
        I am the first and I am the last.
13 My hand founded the earth;
    my strong hand spread out the heavens.
    When I call to them, they all stand up.
14 Gather yourselves, all of you, and listen.
    Who among you announced these things?
        “The Lord loves him.
        He will do what God wants with Babylon
        and with the descendants[a] of Chaldea.”
15 I, I have spoken and told him
    the things that will happen to him;
    I will make him succeed.

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  1. Isaiah 48:14 LXX; MT his arm