Isaiah Chapter 41 verse 4 Holy Bible
Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last, I am he.
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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.
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Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the generations from the beginning? I, Jehovah, the first; and with the last, I [am] HE.
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Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
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Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he.
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Who hath wrought and done, Calling the generations from the first? I, Jehovah, the first, and with the last I `am' He.
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Isaiah 41 : 4 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Who hath wrought and done it? i.e. "by whom has this mighty conqueror been raised up?" Can any of the idol-gods claim him as their protege? Assuredly not. He is my work; I, Jehovah, that have called (into being) the generations (of man) from the beginning (of the world) - I, Jehovah, the First, and with the last, am he that he has done this thing. By "the First, and with the last" - a favourite phrase in these later chapters (see Isaiah 45:6 and Isaiah 48:12) - seems to be meant simply "the Eternal" (comp. Revelation 1:8, 11, 17; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) I the Lord . . .--The words are the utterance of the great thought of eternity which is the essence of the creed of Israel (comp. Exodus 3:14; Psalm 90:2; Psalm 102:26), and appear in the Alpha and Omega of Revelation 1:11; Revelation 4:8. The identical formula, "I am He" meets us in Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 43:13; Isaiah 46:4; Isaiah 48:12. It is probably used as an assertion of an eternal being in the "I AM" of John 8:58. . . .