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Isaiah 48:12–13

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¶ Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
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.
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From verse 12

  1. Isaiah 41:4Rank 1 from verse 12
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    4Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.

  2. Revelation 1:8Rank 2 from verse 12
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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.

  3. Revelation 22:13Rank 3 from verse 12
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    13I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

  4. Isaiah 44:6Rank 4 from verse 12
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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.

  5. Revelation 17:14Rank 5 from verse 12
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    14These 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.

  6. Romans 8:28Rank 6 from verse 12
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  7. Isaiah 43:11Rank 7 from verse 12
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    11I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no saviour.

  8. Isaiah 55:3Rank 8 from verse 12
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    3Incline 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.

  9. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 9 from verse 12
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  10. Revelation 2:8Rank 10 from verse 12
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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;

  11. Deuteronomy 32:39Rank 11 from verse 12
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    39See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  12. Isaiah 46:3Rank 12 from verse 12
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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:

  13. Isaiah 49:1Rank 13 from verse 12
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    1LISTEN, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

  14. Revelation 1:17–18Rank 14 from verse 12
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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:

    18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

  15. 1 Corinthians 1:24Rank 15 from verse 12
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    24But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

  16. Isaiah 34:1Rank 16 from verse 12
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    1COME near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.

  17. Isaiah 51:1Rank 17 from verse 12
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    1HEARKEN to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.

  18. Isaiah 51:4Rank 18 from verse 12
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    4¶ Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.

  19. Isaiah 51:7Rank 19 from verse 12
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    7¶ Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

  20. Matthew 20:16Rank 20 from verse 12
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    16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

  21. Proverbs 7:24Rank 21 from verse 12
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    24¶ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

  22. Proverbs 8:32Rank 22 from verse 12
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    32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

  23. Revelation 1:11Rank 23 from verse 12
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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.

  24. Romans 1:6Rank 24 from verse 12
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    6Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

From verse 13

  1. Hebrews 1:10–12Rank 1 from verse 13
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    10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

    11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

    12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

  2. Psalms 102:25Rank 2 from verse 13
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    25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  3. Exodus 20:11Rank 3 from verse 13
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    11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

  4. Isaiah 45:18Rank 4 from verse 13
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    18For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

  5. Isaiah 40:26Rank 5 from verse 13
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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.

  6. Isaiah 42:5Rank 6 from verse 13
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    5¶ Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

  7. Isaiah 40:12Rank 7 from verse 13
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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?

  8. Psalms 119:89–91Rank 8 from verse 13
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    89For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

    90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.

    91They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.

  9. Isaiah 40:22Rank 9 from verse 13
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    22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

  10. Psalms 148:5–8Rank 10 from verse 13
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    5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

    6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

    7Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

    8Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

  11. Psalms 147:4Rank 11 from verse 13
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    4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

  12. Job 37:18Rank 12 from verse 13
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    18Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 48:12

COMBINED MEANING

hearken

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1. To listen attentively or give heed. 2. To give regard, consent, or act in response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

last

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 48:13

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

foundation

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The base or supporting part on which a structure rests; the beginning, establishment, underlying ground, or governing basis of a work, world, teaching, hope, or spiritual building.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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48:12¶ 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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48:13Mine 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.

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48:14All 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.

48:15I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

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