Isaiah 41:27

41:27 I first decreed to Zion, ‘Look, here’s what will happen!’ ¹ 

I sent a herald to Jerusalem. ² 

Isaiah 48:12

48:12 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. ³ 

Isaiah 41:4

41:4 Who acts and carries out decrees? ⁴ 

Who ⁵  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. ⁶ 

Isaiah 44:6

The Absurdity of Idolatry

44:6 This is what the Lord, Israel’s king, says,

their protector, ⁷  the Lord who commands armies:

“I am the first and I am the last,

there is no God but me.

[41:27]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads simply, “First to Zion, ‘Look here they are!’” The words “I decreed” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[41:27]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[48:12]  ³ tn Heb “I [am] he, I [am the] first, also I [am the] last.”

[41:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “Who acts and accomplishes?”; NASB “Who has performed and accomplished it.”

[41:4]  ⁶ tn The interrogative particle is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[41:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “I, the Lord, [am with] the first, and with the last ones I [am] he.”

[44:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “his kinsman redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.