King James Version
What Does Isaiah 48:15 Mean?
“I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.”
Context
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. my: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out
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.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**6. day of the Lord--**day of His vengeance on Babylon (Is 2:12). Type of the future "day of wrath" (Re 6:17).
**destruction--**literally, "a devastating tempest."
**from the Almighty--**not from mere man; therefore irresistible. "Almighty," Hebrew, Shaddai.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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