Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12
Isaiah 41:4
41:4 Who acts and carries out decrees? 1
Who 2 summons the successive generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord, am present at the very beginning,
and at the very end – I am the one. 3
Isaiah 44:6
44:6 This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says,
their protector, 4 the Lord who commands armies:
“I am the first and I am the last,
there is no God but me.
Isaiah 48:12
48:12 Listen to me, O Jacob,
Israel, whom I summoned!
I am the one;
I am present at the very beginning
and at the very end. 5
1 tn Heb “Who acts and accomplishes?”; NASB “Who has performed and accomplished it.”
2 tn The interrogative particle is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
3 tn Heb “I, the Lord, [am with] the first, and with the last ones I [am] he.”
4 tn Heb “his kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
5 tn Heb “I [am] he, I [am the] first, also I [am the] last.”
