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Isaiah 48:13

48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
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. my: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out

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Yes, 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.

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.

My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spanned the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

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.

What does Isaiah 48:13 mean?

Isaiah 48:13 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָד (yâd), יָסַד (yâçad), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Mine
handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
also
hath
laid
the
foundationיָסַדyâçad/yaw-sad'/H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
of
the
earth,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
and
my
right
handיָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
hath
spannedטָפַחṭâphach/taw-fakh'/H2946to flatten out or extend (as a tent); figuratively, to nurse achild (as promotive of growth);
the
heavens:שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
when
I
callקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
unto
them,
they
stand
upעָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
together.יַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
my:
or,
the
palm
of
my
right
hand
hath
spread
out

Commentary on Isaiah 48:13

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 48:13
"italic">follow after righteousness and mercy, not to content ourselves with easy performances, but to do our duty with the utmost care and pains, as those that are pressing forward and in fear of coming short. We must both do justly and love mercy, and must proceed and persevere therein; and, though we cannot attain to perfection, yet it will be a comfort to us if we aim at it and follow after it. 2. What will be the advantage of doing so: Those that do follow after righteousness shall find righteousness; God will give them grace to do good, and they shall have the pleasure and comfort of doing it; those that make conscience of being just to others shall have the pleasure and comfort of doing it; those that make conscience of being just to others shall be justly dealt with by others and others shall be kind to them. The Jews followed after righteousness, and did not find it, because they sought amiss, Rom. ix. 31 . Otherwise, Seek and you shall find, and with it shall find both life and honour, everlasting life and honour, the crown of righteousness. 22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. Note, 1. Those that have power are apt

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 10:19

And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. few: Heb. number

Isaiah 13:3

I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

James 1:26

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

James 3:2

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 48:13.

2 Chronicles 3:17

And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. Jachin: that is, He shall establish Boaz: that is, In it is strength

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:20

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called

Genesis 7:19

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

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What does Isaiah 48:13 say?

Isaiah 48:13 (King James Version) reads: "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. my: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out"

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Isaiah 48:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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