Isaiah 48:12 · KJV
“Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I {am} he; I {am} the first, I also {am} the last.”
— Isaiah 48:12
For mine own sake, {even} for mine own sake, will I do {it}: for how should {my name} be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: {when} I call unto them, they stand up together. {my...: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out}
Isaiah 48 — Context
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. {with...: or, for silver}
11For mine own sake, {even} for mine own sake, will I do {it}: for how should {my name} be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I {am} he; I {am} the first, I also {am} the last.
13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: {when} I call unto them, they stand up together. {my...: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out}
14All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these {things}? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm {shall be on} the Chaldeans.
Cross References
Isaiah 41:4
Who hath wrought and done {it}, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I {am} he.
Revelation 22:13
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Revelation 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Isaiah 44:6
Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I {am} the first, and I {am} the last; and beside me {there is} no God.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to {his} purpose.
Revelation 17:14
These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him {are} called, and chosen, and faithful.
Isaiah 43:11
I, {even} I, {am} the LORD; and beside me {there is} no saviour.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, {even} the sure mercies of David.