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Isaiah 48:16

Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.

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ASV

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit.

KJV

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
קִרְב֧וּkir.Vudraw nearH7126 →
אֵלַ֣י'e.Laito meH413 →
שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-listen toH8085 →
זֹ֗אתZotthisH2063 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
מֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShfrom [the] beginningH7218 →
בַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terin <the> secrecyH5643 →
דִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696 →
מֵעֵ֥תme.'Etfrom [the] timeH6256 →
הֱיוֹתָ֖הּhe.yo.Tahhappened itH1961 →
שָׁ֣םsham[was] thereH8033 →
אָ֑נִי'A.niIH589 →
וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258 →
אֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
שְׁלָחַ֖נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe has sent meH7971 →
וְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פve.ru.Choand spirit hisH7307 →

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Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,Matthew 28:19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.John 20:21–22Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.John 3:34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,Isaiah 61:1–3The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,Isaiah 11:1–5Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,Acts 1:2until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.Isaiah 48:3–6I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.Zechariah 2:8–11For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—Zechariah 4:9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.Acts 10:20So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

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