Isaiah 48:12

THE MESSAGE

"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.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Listen to me, Jacob,and Israel, the one called by me:I am he; I am the first,I am also the last.

Hebrew Names Version
Listen to me, O Ya`akov, and Yisra'el my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

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

English Standard Version
"Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last.

New American Standard Bible
"Listen to Me, Jacob, Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.

New Century Version
"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.

Amplified Bible
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called; I am He, I am the First, I am the Last.

World English Bible
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Heare me, O Iaakob and Israel, my called, I am, I am the first, and I am the last.

Legacy Standard Bible
"Hear Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called;I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.

Berean Standard Bible
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

Contemporary English Version
Israel, my chosen people, listen to me. I alone am the Lord , the first and the last.

Complete Jewish Bible
"Listen to me, Ya‘akov; Isra'el, whom I have called: I am he who is first; I am also the last.

Darby Translation
Hearken unto me, Jacob, and [thou] Israel, my called. I [am] HE; I, the first, and I, the last.

Easy-to-Read Version
"Jacob, listen to me! Israel, I called you to be my people. So listen to me! I am the Beginning, and I am the End.

George Lamsa Translation
Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, whom I called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Good News Translation
The Lord says, "Listen to me, Israel, the people I have called! I am God, the first, the last, the only God!

Lexham English Bible
"Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am he. I am the first; also I am the last.

Literal Translation
Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel My called: I am He; I am the First; surely I am the Last.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Herken vnto me o Iacob, & Israel who I haue called. I am euen he that is, I am ye first and the last.

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

Bible in Basic English
Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hearken unto Me, O Jacob, and Israel My called: I am He; I am the first, I also am the last.

King James Version (1611)
Hearken vnto me, O Iacob, and Israel my called; I am hee, I am the first, I also am the last.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Hearken vnto me O Iacob, and Israel whom I haue called: I am euen he that is, I am the first and the last.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Hear me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call; I am the first, and I endure for ever.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jacob and Israel, whom Y clepe, here thou me; Y my silf, Y am the firste and Y am the laste.

Update Bible Version
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I am also the last.

Webster's Bible Translation
Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last.

New English Translation
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.

New King James Version
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, And Israel, My called: I am He, I am the First, I am also the Last.

New Living Translation
"Listen to me, O family of Jacob, Israel my chosen one! I alone am God, the First and the Last.

New Life Bible
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I called. I am He. I am the first, and I am the last.

New Revised Standard
Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Hearken unto me O Jacob, And Israel, my called one, - I, am, the Same I, the first, yea, I, the last:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Hearken to me, O Jacob, and thou Israel whom I call: I am he, I am the first, and I am the last.

Revised Standard Version
"Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am He, I am the first, and I am the last.

Young's Literal Translation
Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.

Contextual Overview

¹²"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. ¹⁴"Come everybody, gather around, listen: Who among the gods has delivered the news? I, God , love this man Cyrus, and I'm using him to do what I want with Babylon. I, yes I, have spoken. I've called him. I've brought him here. He'll be successful. Come close, listen carefully: I've never kept secrets from you. I've always been present with you." And now, the Master, God , sends me and his Spirit with this Message from God , your Redeemer, The Holy of Israel: "I am God , your God, who teaches you how to live right and well. I show you what to do, where to go. If you had listened all along to what I told you, your life would have flowed full like a river, blessings rolling in like waves from the sea. Children and grandchildren are like sand, your progeny like grains of sand. There would be no end of them, no danger of losing touch with me." Get out of Babylon! Run from the Babylonians! Shout the news. Broadcast it. Let the world know, the whole world. Tell them, " God redeemed his dear servant Jacob!" They weren't thirsty when he led them through the deserts. He made water pour out of the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed. "There is no peace," says God , "for the wicked."

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

Genesis 19:1
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."

Genesis 23:7
Then Abraham got up, bowed respectfully to the people of the land, the Hittites, and said, "If you're serious about helping me give my wife a proper burial, intercede for me with Ephron son of Zohar. Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah that he owns, the one at the end of his land. Ask him to sell it to me at its full price for a burial plot, with you as witnesses."

Genesis 42:6
Joseph was running the country; he was the one who gave out rations to all the people. When Joseph's brothers arrived, they treated him with honor, bowing to him. Joseph recognized them immediately, but treated them as strangers and spoke roughly to them. He said, "Where do you come from?" "From Canaan," they said. "We've come to buy food."

Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother so that you'll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.

Exodus 34:8
At once, Moses fell to the ground and worshiped, saying, "Please, O Master, if you see anything good in me, please Master, travel with us, hard-headed as these people are. Forgive our iniquity and sin. Own us, possess us."

Leviticus 19:3
"Every one of you must respect his mother and father. "Keep my Sabbaths. I am God , your God.

Leviticus 19:32
"Show respect to the aged; honor the presence of an elder; fear your God. I am God .

1 Kings 2:19
Bathsheba went to King Solomon to present Adonijah's request. The king got up and welcomed her, bowing respectfully, and returned to his throne. Then he had a throne put in place for his mother, and she sat at his right hand.

2 Kings 4:37
She fell at Elisha's feet, face to the ground in reverent awe. Then she embraced her son and went out with him.

Ephesians 6:1
Children, do what your parents tell you. This is only right. "Honor your father and mother" is the first commandment that has a promise attached to it, namely, "so you will live well and have a long life."

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.