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Isaiah 41:4–5

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Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
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From verse 4

  1. Isaiah 48:12Rank 1 from verse 4
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    12¶ Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

  2. Revelation 22:13Rank 2 from verse 4
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    13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

  3. Revelation 1:17Rank 3 from verse 4
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    17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

  4. Isaiah 44:6–7Rank 4 from verse 4
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    6Thus 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.

    7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

  5. Isaiah 46:10Rank 5 from verse 4
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    10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

  6. Isaiah 41:26Rank 6 from verse 4
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    26Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

  7. Isaiah 43:10Rank 7 from verse 4
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    10Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

  8. Revelation 1:8Rank 8 from verse 4
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    8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

  9. Acts 17:26Rank 9 from verse 4
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    26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

  10. Deuteronomy 32:7–8Rank 10 from verse 4
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    7¶ Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

    8When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

  11. Revelation 2:8Rank 11 from verse 4
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    8And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

  12. Isaiah 42:24Rank 12 from verse 4
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    24Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.

  13. Isaiah 40:12Rank 13 from verse 4
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    12¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

  14. Isaiah 48:3–7Rank 14 from verse 4
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    3I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

    4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

    5I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

    6Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

    7They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

  15. Revelation 1:11Rank 15 from verse 4
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    11Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

  16. Acts 15:18Rank 16 from verse 4
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    18Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

  17. Isaiah 40:26Rank 17 from verse 4
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    26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

  18. Isaiah 46:3–4Rank 18 from verse 4
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    3¶ Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

    4And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

  19. Matthew 1:23Rank 19 from verse 4
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    23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  20. Matthew 28:20Rank 20 from verse 4
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    20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

From verse 5

  1. Ezekiel 26:15–16Rank 1 from verse 5
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    15¶ Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

    16Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

  2. Joshua 5:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1AND it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

  3. Psalms 65:8Rank 3 from verse 5
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    8They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

  4. Psalms 66:3Rank 4 from verse 5
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    3Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

  5. Psalms 67:7Rank 5 from verse 5
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    7God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

  6. Exodus 15:14Rank 6 from verse 5
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    14The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

  7. Genesis 10:5Rank 7 from verse 5
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    5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

  8. Joshua 2:10Rank 8 from verse 5
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    10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

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Isaiah 41:4

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wrought

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Worked, laboured, acted, made, formed, fashioned, performed, produced, or brought about.

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generations

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Plural form of generation (offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime).

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last

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At the end or after all others; latest or final.

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Isaiah 41:5

COMBINED MEANING

ends

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Sense 1: Extremities, boundaries, conclusions, purposes, or results. Sense 2: Ceases or brings to a close.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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drew

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1. Came or approached, especially in “drew near,” “drew nigh,” or “drew on.” 2. Pulled, dragged, led, or caused to move toward, along, away, or out. 3. Took or brought something out or up, as water, a sword, staves, or a shoe. 4. Bent a bow by pulling its string.

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41:3He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.

41:4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.

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41:5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

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41:6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

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