Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Who made and did, calling the generations from the beginning? I Jehovah, the first, and with the last; I am he.

New American Standard Bible

Who has performed and accomplished it,
Calling forth the generations from the beginning?
I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’”

King James 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.

Holman Bible

Who has performed and done this,
calling the generations from the beginning?
I, Yahweh, am the first,
and with the last—I am He.”

International Standard Version

Who has performed and carried this out, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD the first and will be with the last I am the One!"

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“Who has performed and done this,
Calling forth [and guiding the destinies of] the generations [of the nations] from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord—the first, and with the last [existing before history began, the ever-present, unchanging God]—I am He.’”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Who has accomplished and done [this], calling the generations from [the] {beginning}? I, Yahweh, [am] first; and I [am] the one with [the] last.

Modern King James verseion

Who has planned and done it, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, am the first and the last; I am He.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Who hath made, created, and called the generations from the beginning? Even I the LORD, which am the first, and with the last.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Who hath wrought and performed, Calling the generations, in advance? I, Yahweh, who am First, And with them who are last, I, am the Same!

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּעל 
Pa`al 
Usage: 57

it, calling
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

דּר דּור 
Dowr 
Usage: 167

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

I the Lord

Usage: 0

the first
ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

and with the last
אחרן אחרין 
'acharown 
Usage: 50

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

God

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

God Helps Israel

3 He will pursue them, he will pass over in peace; the path he will not come in with his feet 4 Who made and did, calling the generations from the beginning? I Jehovah, the first, and with the last; I am he. 5 The isles saw, and they will be afraid; the extremities of the earth will tremble; they drew near and they will come.

Cross References

Isaiah 41:26

Who announced from the beginning, and we shall know? and before, and we shall say, He is just; also none announcing; also none hearing; also none heard your words.

Isaiah 48:12

Hear to me, O Jacob and Israel, my calling; I am he, I the firsts also I the last

Revelation 1:17

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he put his right hand upon me, saying to me, Be not afraid;I am the the first and the last:

Revelation 22:13

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

Isaiah 43:10

Ye my witnesses, says Jehovah, and my servants whom I chose: so that ye shall know and trust to me, and understand that I am he: before me was no God formed, and after me shall be none.

Isaiah 46:10

Announcing the last part from the beginning, and from of old what was not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my delight:

Isaiah 44:6-7

Thus said Jehovah king of Israel, and Jehovah of armies, redeeming him, I the first and I the last; and besides me no God.

Revelation 1:8

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord, who being, and who was, and who coming, the Omnipotent Ruler.

Deuteronomy 32:7-8

Remember the days of eternity; Discern the years of generation and generation: Ask thy father, and he will announce to thee; Thy old men, and they shall say to thee.

Isaiah 40:12

Who measured the water in his palm, and measured the heavens with a span, and held the dust of the earth in a third, and weighed the mountains in a balance and the bills in scales?

Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who created these, bringing forth their army by number: he will call to all of them by name, from the multitude of their strength; and he is strong of power; a man was not wanting.

Isaiah 42:24

Who gave Jacob for a treading down, and Israel for spoils? did not Jehovah against whom we sinned? and they would not go in his ways and they heard not to his laws.

Isaiah 46:3-4

Hear to me, ye house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, being carried from the belly, being lifted up from the womb:

Isaiah 48:3-7

From then I announced the former things, and they went forth out of my Mouth, and I caused them to be heard; I did suddenly, and they shall come.

Matthew 1:23

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.

Matthew 28:20

Teaching them to keep all things whatever I have commanded you; and behold, I am with you all the days, even to the end of time. Amen.

Acts 15:18

Known to God are all his works from eternity.

Acts 17:26

And he made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, having limited the times before arranged, and the bounds of their habitation;

Revelation 1:11

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send to the seven churches which in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

Revelation 2:8

And to the messenger of the church of the Smyrnians write; Thus says the first and the last, who was dead and he lived;

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