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Isaiah 48:12

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'listenH8085 →
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413 →
יַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoO JacobH3290 →
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'Eland IsraelH3478 →
מְקֹרָאִ֑יme.ko.ra.'Icalled [one] myH7121 →
אֲנִי־'a.ni-IH589 →
הוּא֙hu'[am] heH1931 →
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589 →
רִאשׁ֔וֹןri.Shon[am] firstH7223 →
אַ֖ף'afalsoH637 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
אַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.Ron[am] lastH314 →

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John 8:58“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”Isaiah 41:4Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.Revelation 22:13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.Isaiah 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.Isaiah 43:11I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.Revelation 2:8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.Isaiah 49:1Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.Revelation 1:17–18When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,Isaiah 41:8“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—Proverbs 7:24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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