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Isaiah 48:12

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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.
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  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:

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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