Isaiah 48 · Verse 15

Isaiah 48:15

I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
Isaiah 48:15, King James Version

Isaiah 48:15 in other translations

BSBI, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
WEBI, even I, have spoken. Yes, I have called him. I have brought him and he shall make his way prosperous.
ASVI, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
YLTI--I have spoken, yea, I have called him, I have brought him in, And he hath made prosperous his way.
DARBYI, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and his way shall be prosperous.
BBEI, even I, have given the word; I have sent for him: I have made him come, and have given effect to his undertakings.
WebsterI, even I, have spoken, yes, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

What does Isaiah 48:15 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 48:15 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.

אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
אֲנִ֛י'a.NiIH589
דִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696
אַף\־'af-alsoH637
קְרָאתִ֑יוke.ra.TivI have summoned himH7121
הֲבִיאֹתִ֖יוha.vi.'o.TivI have brought himH935
וְהִצְלִ֥יחַve.hitz.Li.achand he will make successfulH6743
דַּרְכּֽוֹ\׃dar.Koway hisH1870

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

Cross references for Isaiah 48:15

  • Joshua 1:8

    This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

  • Isaiah 45:1-2

    Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

  • Psalms 45:4

    And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

  • Ezekiel 1:2

    In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

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Jos 1:8; Ps 45:4; Eze 1:2

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 48:15

    I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

  • Isaiah 48:16

    Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

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Isaiah 48:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo, yo hablé, y le llamé, y le traje; por tanto será prosperado su camino.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moi, moi j’ai parlé, moi je l’ai aussi appelé; je l’ai fait venir, et son chemin prospérera.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich, ich habe geredet, ja, ich habe ihn gerufen; ich habe ihn kommen lassen, und sein Weg wird gelingen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego, ego locutus sum, et vocavi eum; adduxi eum, et directa est via ejus.