Isaiah 48:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Come ye near 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.”

Isaiah 48:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 48:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 48:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Come near to me and hear this: “From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it happened, I was there.” Now the Lord Yahweh has sent me with his Spirit.”

Isaiah 48:16 — World English Bible

Isaiah 48:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit. ”

Isaiah 48:16 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 48:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Come ye near unto me, hear this, Not from the beginning in secret spake I, From the time of its being, there <FI>am<Fi> I, And now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and His Spirit.”

Isaiah 48:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 48:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Come near 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 Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit. ”

Isaiah 48:16 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 48:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Come neere vnto me: heare ye this: I haue not spoken it in secret from the beginning: from the time that the thing was, I was there, and now the Lord God and his Spirit hath sent me.”

Isaiah 48:16 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 48:16 in Context — Isaiah 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.

15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

16 Come ye near 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 that thou shouldest go.

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:

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What Does Isaiah 48:16 Mean?

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