NET Bible
"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."
— Isaiah 48:12, NET Bible
“Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.”
“Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. ”
“"Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.”
“Hearken to me, O Jacob, and thou Israel whom I call: I am he, I am the first, and I am the last.”
“Give ear to me, Jacob, and Israel, my loved one; I am he, I am the first and I am the last.”
“Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.”
For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.
Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of misery.
For my sake alone I will act, for how can I allow my name to be defiled? I will not share my glory with anyone else!
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.
Yes, my hand founded the earth; my right hand spread out the sky. I summon them; they stand together.
All of you, gather together and listen! Who among them announced these things? The LORD’s ally will carry out his desire against Babylon; he will exert his power against the Babylonians.
I, I have spoken– yes, I have summoned him; I lead him and he will succeed.