Isaiah 48:12

“You descendants [MTY] of Jacob, you people of Israel whom I have chosen, listen to me! Only I am God; I am the one who begins everything and who causes everything to end.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11But for my [MTY] own sake I will delay punishing you more; I will do it for my own sake in order that my reputation will not be damaged [RHQ]. I will not allow any person or any idol to be honored as I deserve to be honored.”

13I [SYN] am the one who laid the foundation of the earth. I stretched out the sky with my hand. And when I tell the stars to appear, they all do what I tell them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39“But now you will realize that I, only I, am God; there is no other god who is a real god. I am the one who can kill people and who can cause people to live; I can wound people, and I can heal people, and there is no one who can prevent me from doing those things.

Proverbs 8:32So, you people who are like my sons, listen to me. I am pleased with all those who obey my teachings.

Isaiah 41:4Who has enabled rulers to do [DOU] mighty things like that? Who has done that throughout all generations? It is I, Yahweh; I was the first one to do things like that, and I will be the last one to do them.”

Isaiah 44:1But now, you people of Israel whom Yahweh has chosen to serve him, listen to me.

Isaiah 46:3Yahweh says, “You descendants of Jacob who were exiled, I am not like the gods of Babylonia that must be carried; instead, it is as though I have carried you since you first became a nation [MET]. I carried you even before you became a nation.

Isaiah 51:1Yahweh says, “You people who desire to act righteously/justly, who want to do what I want you to do, listen to me! Think about Abraham! It is as though [MET] he was a huge rock cliff; and when you people of Israel became a nation, it was as though [MET] you were cut from that rock [DOU].

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:10-16

Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13 Mine hand also hath… Read the whole commentary →

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