Isaiah 41:4
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.
Isaiah 41:4 in other translations
| BSB | Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last— I am He.” |
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| WEB | Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last, I am he.” |
| ASV | Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he. |
| YLT | Who hath wrought and done, Calling the generations from the first? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last I am He. |
| DARBY | Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first; and with the last, I am HE. |
| BBE | Whose purpose and work was it? His who sent out the generations from the start. I the Lord, the first, and with the last, I am he. |
| Webster | Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. |
What does Isaiah 41:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 41:1-9
God's care of his people. (Is. 41:1-9) they are encouraged not to fear. (Is. 41:10-20) The vanity and folly of idolatry. (Is. 41:21-29) Verses 1-9 Can any heathen god raise up one in righteousness, make what use of him he pleases, and make him victorious over the nations? The Lord did so with Abraham, or rather, he would do so with Cyrus. Sinners encourage one another in the ways of sin; shall not the servants of…
Isaiah 41:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 41:4
- Isaiah 48:12
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
- Revelation 22:13
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
- Revelation 1:17
And 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:
- Isaiah 46:10
Declaring 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:
- Isaiah 44:6-7
Thus 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. And 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.
- Revelation 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
- Isaiah 43:10
Ye 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.
- Isaiah 41:26
Who 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.
- Acts 17:26
And 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;
- Deuteronomy 32:7-8
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. When 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.
- Revelation 2:8
And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
- Isaiah 42:24
Who 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.
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Context
- Isaiah 41:3
He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
- Isaiah 41:4
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he.
- Isaiah 41:5
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Isaiah 41:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Quién obró é hizo esto? ¿Quién llama las generaciones desde el principio? Yo Jehová, el primero, y yo mismo con los postreros. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui a opéré et fait cela, appelant les générations dès le commencement? Moi, l’ Éternel, le premier; et, avec les derniers, je suis le Même. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer hat es gewirkt und getan? Der die Geschlechter ruft von Anbeginn. Ich, Jehova, bin der Erste, und bei den Letzten bin ich derselbe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quis hæc operatus est, et fecit, vocans generationes ab exordio? Ego Dominus: primus et novissimus ego sum. |