Isaiah 45:4

45:4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,

Israel, my chosen one,

I call you by name

and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize ¹  me.

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. ² 

[45:4]  ¹ tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.”

[48:12]  ² tn Heb “I [am] he, I [am the] first, also I [am the] last.”