Isaiah 48:12
Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;
Young's Literal Translation
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
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:39See ye, now, that I — I [am] He, And there is no god with Me: I put to death, and I keep alive; I have smitten, and I heal; And there is not from My hand a deliverer,
Proverbs 8:32And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.
Isaiah 41:4Who hath wrought and done, Calling the generations from the first? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last I [am] He.
Isaiah 44:1And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on:
Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto Me, O house of Jacob, And all the remnant of Israel, Who are borne from the belly, Who are carried from the womb,
Isaiah 51:1Hearken unto Me, ye pursuing righteousness, Seeking Jehovah, Look attentively unto the rock — ye have been hewn, And unto the hole of the pit — ye have been digged.
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 →