the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Isaiah 48:12
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“Listen to me, Jacob,and Israel, the one called by me:I am he; I am the first,I am also the last.
Listen to me, O Ya`akov, and Yisra'el my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
"Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.
"Listen to Me, Jacob, Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.
"People of Jacob, listen to me. People of Israel, I have called you to be my people. I am God; I am the beginning and the end.
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called; I am He, I am the First, I am the Last.
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Heare me, O Iaakob and Israel, my called, I am, I am the first, and I am the last.
"Hear Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called;I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
Israel, my chosen people, listen to me. I alone am the Lord , the first and the last.
"Listen to me, Ya‘akov; Isra'el, whom I have called: I am he who is first; I am also the last.
Hearken unto me, Jacob, and [thou] Israel, my called. I [am] HE; I, the first, and I, the last.
Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, whom I called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
The Lord says, "Listen to me, Israel, the people I have called! I am God, the first, the last, the only God!
"Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am he. I am the first; also I am the last.
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel My called: I am He; I am the First; surely I am the Last.
Herken vnto me o Iacob, & Israel who I haue called. I am euen he that is, I am ye first and the last.
Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.
Hearken unto Me, O Jacob, and Israel My called: I am He; I am the first, I also am the last.
Hearken vnto me, O Iacob, and Israel my called; I am hee, I am the first, I also am the last.
Hearken vnto me O Iacob, and Israel whom I haue called: I am euen he that is, I am the first and the last.
Hear me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call; I am the first, and I endure for ever.
Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Jacob and Israel, whom Y clepe, here thou me; Y my silf, Y am the firste and Y am the laste.
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I am also the last.
Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last.
Listen to me, O Jacob, Israel, whom I summoned! I am the one; I am present at the very beginning and at the very end.
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, And Israel, My called: I am He, I am the First, I am also the Last.
"Listen to me, O family of Jacob, Israel my chosen one! I alone am God, the First and the Last.
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I called. I am He. I am the first, and I am the last.
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
Hearken unto me O Jacob, And Israel, my called one, - I, am, the Same I, the first, yea, I, the last:
Hearken to me, O Jacob, and thou Israel whom I call: I am he, I am the first, and I am the last.
"Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am He, I am the first, and I am the last.
Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;
"Listen, Jacob. Listen, Israel— I'm the One who named you! I'm the One. I got things started and, yes, I'll wrap them up. Earth is my work, handmade. And the skies—I made them, too, horizon to horizon. When I speak, they're on their feet, at attention.
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Hearken: Isaiah 34:1, Isaiah 46:3, Isaiah 49:1, Isaiah 51:1, Isaiah 51:4, Isaiah 51:7, Isaiah 55:3, Proverbs 7:24, Proverbs 8:32
O Jacob: Three manuscripts and two old editions add avdi "my servant."
my called: Matthew 20:16, Romans 1:6, Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 17:14
I am he: Isaiah 41:4, Isaiah 44:6, Deuteronomy 32:39, Revelation 1:8, Revelation 1:11, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 1:18, Revelation 2:8, Revelation 22:13
Reciprocal: Isaiah 41:8 - thou Isaiah 41:27 - first Jeremiah 32:17 - thou Amos 3:1 - Hear John 8:58 - I am
Cross-References
He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.
That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw them. He got up and went to them. He bowed to show respect and said, "Sirs, please come to my house, and I will serve you. There you can wash your feet and stay the night. Then tomorrow you can continue your journey." The angels answered, "No, we will stay the night in the city square."
Abraham got up and bowed to the people.
Jacob himself went out before them. While he was walking toward his brother Esau, he bowed down to the ground seven times.
Joseph was the governor of Egypt at the time. He was the one who checked the sale of grain to people who came to Egypt to buy it. Joseph's brothers came to him and bowed before him.
"You must honor and respect your father and your mother. Do this so that you will have a full life in the land that the Lord your God gives you.
Then Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped the Lord. Moses said,
"Each of you must honor your mother and father and keep my special days of rest. I am the Lord your God!
"Show honor to old people. Stand up when they come into the room. And show respect to your leaders. I am the Lord .
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk with him. When the king saw her, he stood up, bowed before her, and then sat back down. He told some servants to bring another throne for his mother, and she sat down at his right side.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called,.... Called before out of Egypt, and now out of Babylon, and who had the name of God called upon them, and who called upon the name of the Lord; so such who are called with a holy calling, according to the purpose and grace of God, by the Spirit and grace of Christ, unto fellowship with him, to partake of his grace here, and glory hereafter, are styled "the called of Jesus Christ", Romans 1:6 and who seems to be the person here speaking, as appears from the following clause: and it may be observed, that Jacob and Israel are described here in a different manner from what they are in the beginning of the chapter, since the Lord had declared his designs of grace towards them, and that he had chosen them, and would save them for his name's sake: which they had reason to believe he could and would do, from the account which he gives of himself: and they are called upon to hearken to him, as follows,
I am he, I am the first, and I also am the last; the everlasting I AM, the immutable Jehovah, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the first cause and last end of all things; phrases expressive of the self-existence, supremacy, eternity, and immutability of Christ, Revelation 1:8, and what is it that such a sovereign, eternal and unchangeable Being cannot do?
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hearken unto me - This is a solemn call on the Jews in Babylon to attend to what he was now about to say. It is the commencement of a new part of the argument, containing the assurance that he would deliver them, and utterly destroy the Chaldeans. He begins, therefore, by asserting that he is the only true God, and that he is able to accomplish all his purposes.
My called - The people whom I have chosen, or called.
I am he - I am the same; or I am the true and only God.
I am the first - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:4; Isaiah 44:6).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 48:12. O Jacob - "O Jacob, my servant"] After יעקב yaakob, a MS. of Kennicott's, two of De Rossi's, and the two old editions of 1486 and 1488, add the word עבדי abdi, "my servant," which is lost out of the present text; and there is a rasure in its place in another ancient MS. The Jerusalem Talmud has the same word.
I also am the last - "I am the last"] For אף אני aph ani, "even I," two ancient MSS. and the ancient Versions, read ואני veani, "and I;" more properly.
