Isaiah 48:15 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 48:15

I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.

BSB

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ASV

I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

KJV

I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

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Commentary

3 voices

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah (1274)

Third, he assigns the reason for his prosperity from divine help: I, even I; his way is made right, not absolutely, but so that he might destroy Babylon; otherwise, it cannot be explained of Cyrus, but only of Christ, as Jerome says, for Cyrus was …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He shows them that, as it was by their own sin that they brought themselves into captivity, so it would be only by the grace of God that they would obtain the necessary preparatives for their enlargement,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

I, even I, have spoken - The word ‘I’ is repeated to give emphasis, and to furnish the utmost security that it should be certainly accomplished. It means, that Yahweh, and he alone, had declared this, and that it was entirely by his power that Cyrus had been raised up, and had been made prosperous. Yea, I have called him - (See the note at Isa 41:2). I have brought him - I have led him on his way in his conquests.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֲנִ֥י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
אֲנִ֛י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי	di.Bar.ti	I have spoken	H1696 →
אַף־	'af-	also	H637 →
קְרָאתִ֑יו	ke.ra.Tiv	I have summoned him	H7121 →
הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יו	ha.vi.'o.Tiv	I have brought him	H935 →
וְהִצְלִ֥יחַ	ve.hitz.Li.ach	and he will make successful	H6743 →
דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃	dar.Ko	way his	H1870 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper…
leads to
- Psalms 119:15
  I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
- Psalms 19:14
  May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- Colossians 3:16
  Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…
- Proverbs 3:1
  My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Deuteronomy 29:9
  So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you may prosper in all you do.
Through
Psalms 45:4
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
leads to
- Psalms 65:5
  With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
- Revelation 19:11
  Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
Through
Ezekiel 1:2
On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
leads to
- 2 Kings 24:12–15
  Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah