Isaiah 48:12-22

Isaiah 48:12-22

[12] Hearken  unto me, O Jacob  and Israel,  my called;  I am he; I am the first,  I also am the last.  [13] 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.  [14] All ye, assemble  yourselves, and hear;  which among them hath declared  hath loved  him: he will do  his pleasure  on Babylon,  and his arm  shall be on the Chaldeans.  [15] I, even I, have spoken;  yea, I have called  him: I have brought  him, and he shall make his way  prosperous.  [16] Come  unto me, hear  ye this; I have not spoken  in secret  from the beginning;  from the time  that it was, there am I: and now the Lord  GOD,  and his Spirit,  hath sent  me. [17] Thus saith  the LORD,  thy Redeemer,  the Holy One  of Israel;  I am the LORD  thy God  which teacheth  thee to profit,  which leadeth  thee by the way  [18] O that  thou hadst hearkened  to my commandments!  then had thy peace  been as a river,  and thy righteousness  as the waves  of the sea:  [19] Thy seed  also had been as the sand,  and the offspring  of thy bowels  like the gravel  thereof; his name  should not have been cut off  nor destroyed  from before  [20] Go ye forth  of Babylon,  flee  ye from the Chaldeans,  with a voice  of singing  declare  ye, tell  this, utter  it even to the end  of the earth;  say  ye, The LORD  hath redeemed  his servant  Jacob.  [21] And they thirsted  them through the deserts:  he caused the waters  to flow  out of the rock  for them: he clave  the rock  also, and the waters  gushed out.  [22] There is no peace,  saith  the LORD,  unto the wicked. 

What does Isaiah 48:12-22 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

In a sense, Isaiah 48:12-22 are the "second verse" of the Song of Solomon , and Isaiah 48:1-11 are the "first verse." God was making much the same point, though with a slightly different emphasis.