Isaiah 41:4

Isaiah 41:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4Who has done this and carried it through,

calling forth the generations from the beginning?

I, the Lord—with the first of them

and with the last—I am he.”

4“Who has performed and accomplished it,

Summoning the generations from the beginning?

‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ ”

4Who 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.’ ”

4“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.’ ”

4Who has performed this and carried it out,

calling forth the generations from the beginning?

I, the Lord — the first and the last—

I am He.”

4Who has made that happen? Who has carried it out?

Who has created all the people who have ever lived?

I, the Lord, have done it.

I was with the first of them.

And I will be with the last of them.”