Isaiah 41:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Who has accomplished and done this, calling forth generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am the first, and I am also with the last—I am he.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Who hath wrought{H6466} and done{H6213} it, calling{H7121} the generations{H1755} from the beginning?{H7218} I, Jehovah,{H3068} the first,{H7223} and with the last,{H314} I am he.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Who hath wrought{H6466}{(H8804)} and done{H6213}{(H8804)} it, calling{H7121}{(H8802)} the generations{H1755} from the beginning{H7218}? I the LORD{H3068}, the first{H7223}, and with the last{H314}; I am he.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Who hath made, created, and called the generacions from the begynnynge? Euen I the LORDE, which am the first, and with the last.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Who hath wrought and done it? he that calleth the generations from the beginning. I the Lord am the first, and with the last I am ye same.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Who hath made and created these thinges? euen he that called the generations from the beginning, euen I the Lorde whiche am the first, and with the last.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I [am] he.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Who hath wrought and done, Calling the generations from the first? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last I `am' He.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Who acts and carries out decrees? Who 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.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 22:13 : 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,
  • Isa 48:12 : 12 Listen to Me, Jacob, and Israel, My called one: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.
  • Isa 41:26 : 26 Who has declared this from the beginning that we might know, or in advance that we might say ‘He is right’? No one proclaimed it, no one announced it, no one heard any words from you.
  • Isa 46:10 : 10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.'
  • Isa 43:10 : 10 'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.'
  • Isa 44:6-7 : 6 This is what the LORD, the King of Israel and His Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says: 'I am the first, and I am the last; apart from Me, there is no God.' 7 Who is like Me? Let him declare and explain it. Let him present it to Me since I established the ancient people. Let them declare the things that are to come and what will happen.
  • Deut 32:7-8 : 7 Remember the days of old; consider the years of past generations. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you. 8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance and divided the human race, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.
  • Rev 1:8 : 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the One who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
  • Rev 1:11 : 11 saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 To the angel of the church in Smyrna, write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life:
  • Matt 1:23 : 23 'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
  • Acts 15:18 : 18 '—things known long ago.'
  • Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
  • Isa 40:12 : 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?
  • Isa 40:26 : 26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
  • Isa 42:24 : 24 Who handed Jacob over to be plundered, and Israel to the looters? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They refused to walk in His ways or obey His law.
  • Isa 46:3-4 : 3 Listen to Me, house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, you who have been carried by Me from the womb, lifted up from birth. 4 Even to your old age, I am the same, and even to your gray hairs, I will carry you. I have made you, and I will bear you; I will carry and save you.
  • Isa 48:3-7 : 3 I declared the former things long ago; they went forth from my mouth, and I made them known. Suddenly, I acted, and they came to pass. 4 Because I knew how stubborn you are, with your neck as iron sinew and your forehead like bronze, 5 I declared it to you long ago; before it happened, I made you hear of it, so you could not say, 'My idol has done this; my carved and molten images have commanded it.' 6 You have heard it—now see all of it! And will you not declare it? From now on I will make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known. 7 They are created now, not long ago; before today, you didn’t hear of them, so that you cannot say, 'Behold, I knew them.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 48:12-13
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    12 Listen to Me, Jacob, and Israel, My called one: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.

    13 Indeed, My own hand laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens. When I call to them, they stand together.

  • Isa 44:6-8
    3 verses
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    6 This is what the LORD, the King of Israel and His Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says: 'I am the first, and I am the last; apart from Me, there is no God.'

    7 Who is like Me? Let him declare and explain it. Let him present it to Me since I established the ancient people. Let them declare the things that are to come and what will happen.

    8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

  • Isa 43:9-13
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    9 All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this and proclaim the former things? Let them produce their witnesses to prove they were right, so that others may hear and say, 'It is true.'

    10 'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.'

    11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from Me there is no Savior.

    12 I have revealed and saved and proclaimed— I, and not some foreign god among you. You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'that I am God.'

    13 Even from eternity I am He; none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?

  • Isa 45:21-22
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    21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

    22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

  • 24 This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'

  • 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

  • Isa 46:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like Me.

    10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will accomplish all that I desire.'

  • Isa 48:15-17
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    15 I, even I, have spoken; I have called him, I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.

    16 Come near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning, I have not spoken in secret; from the time it came to be, I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, along with His Spirit.

    17 This is what the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: 'I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who leads you in the way you should go.'

  • 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, the One who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.

  • Isa 45:5-7
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    5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you do not acknowledge me.

    6 So that from the rising of the sun to its setting, people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.

    7 I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.

  • 18 For this is what the LORD says—He who created the heavens, He is God, He who formed the earth and made it, He established it, He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited—He says: 'I am the LORD, and there is no other.'

  • 5 The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble. They draw near and come forward.

  • Isa 41:26-27
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    26 Who has declared this from the beginning that we might know, or in advance that we might say ‘He is right’? No one proclaimed it, no one announced it, no one heard any words from you.

    27 I was the first to say to Zion, 'Look, here they are!' And I give to Jerusalem a messenger of good news.

  • 3 I declared the former things long ago; they went forth from my mouth, and I made them known. Suddenly, I acted, and they came to pass.

  • 5 Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all its offspring, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:

  • 2 This is what the Lord, the Maker, the Lord who formed it to establish it, whose name is the Lord, says:

  • Isa 45:11-12
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    70%

    11 This is what the LORD, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says: ‘Concerning things to come, ask me, and concerning my children and the work of my hands, you command me?’

    12 I made the earth and created mankind upon it. My own hands stretched out the heavens, and I commanded their hosts.

  • Isa 43:15-16
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    70%

    15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.

    16 This is what the LORD says— He who makes a way through the sea and a path through mighty waters,

  • 15 For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of Hosts is His name.

  • Isa 42:8-9
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    8 I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.

    9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I announce them to you.

  • 5 I declared it to you long ago; before it happened, I made you hear of it, so you could not say, 'My idol has done this; my carved and molten images have commanded it.'

  • 17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. Then He placed His right hand on me and said, 'Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,

  • 4 Even to your old age, I am the same, and even to your gray hairs, I will carry you. I have made you, and I will bear you; I will carry and save you.

  • 23 From eternity I was established, from the beginning, before the origins of the earth.

  • 13 For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind, who reveals His thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God of Hosts is His name.

  • 7 everyone who is called by My name, whom I created for My glory, whom I formed and made.

  • 4 But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you are to know no God but me, and there is no Savior besides me.

  • 26 Have you not heard? From long ago, I planned it; from ancient times, I designed it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should turn fortified cities into heaps of ruins.

  • 25 Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you have turned fortified cities into piles of rubble.

  • 20 so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the Lord has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.

  • 39 See now that I, I alone, am He, and there is no god besides Me. I put to death and I bring to life, I wound and I heal, and no one can deliver out of My hand.

  • 21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundations of the earth?

  • 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.'