Isaiah 48 · Verse 13

Isaiah 48:13

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.
Isaiah 48:13, King James Version

Isaiah 48:13 in other translations

BSBSurely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
WEBYes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. when I call to them, they stand up together.
ASVYea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.
YLTAlso, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together.
DARBYYea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread abroad the heavens: I call unto them, they stand up together.
BBEYes, by my hand was the earth placed on its base, and by my right hand the heavens were stretched out; at my word they take up their places.
WebsterMy hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

What does Isaiah 48:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 48:12-15

12-15. The Almighty, who has founded heaven and earth, can, and will, restore His people. the first ... last--(Is 41:4; 44:6).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 48:9-15

We have nothing ourselves to plead with God, why he should have mercy upon us. It is for his praise, to the honour of his mercy, to spare. His bringing men into trouble was to do them good. It was to refine them, but not as silver; not so thoroughly as men refine silver. If God should take that course, they are all dross, and, as such, might justly be put away. He takes them as refined in part only. Many have been…

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Isaiah 48:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַף\־'af-alsoH637
יָדִי֙ya.Dihand myH3027
יָ֣סְדָהYa.se.dahit foundedH3245
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earthH776
וִֽימִינִ֖יvi.mi.Niand right [hand] myH3225
טִפְּחָ֣הti.pe.Chahit spread outH2946
שָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavensH8064
קֹרֵ֥אko.Re'[am] callingH7121
אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413
יַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.Duthey standH5975
יַחְדָּֽו\׃yach.DavtogetherH3162

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 48:13

  • Psalms 102:25

    Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

  • Hebrews 1:10-12

    And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

  • Exodus 20:11

    For 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.

  • Isaiah 45:18

    For 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.

  • Isaiah 40:26

    Lift 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.

  • Isaiah 42:5

    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:

  • Psalms 119:89-91

    ל LAMED. For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants.

  • Isaiah 40:12

    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?

  • Psalms 148:5-8

    Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

  • Isaiah 40:22

    It 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:

  • Psalms 147:4

    He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.

  • Job 37:18

    Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?

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hand.
42:5; 45:18; Ex 20:11; Ps 102:25; Heb 1:10-12
and.
40:12
my right hand hath spanned. or, the palm of my right handhath spread out.
40:22; Job 37:18
when.
40:26; Ps 119:89-91; 147:4; 148:5-8

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Context

  • Isaiah 48:12

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

  • Isaiah 48:13

    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.

  • Isaiah 48:14

    All 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.

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Isaiah 48:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mi mano fundó también la tierra, y mi mano derecha midió los cielos con el palmo; en llamándolos yo, parecieron juntamente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ma main aussi a fondé la terre, et ma droite a étendu les cieux; moi je les appelle: ils se tiennent là ensemble.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auch hat meine Hand die Erde gegründet, und meine Rechte die Himmel ausgespannt; ich rufe ihnen zu: allesamt stehen sie da.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Manus quoque mea fundavit terram, et dextera mea mensa est cælos; ego vocabo eos, et stabunt simul.