15 I, even I, have spoken;
Yes, (A)I have called him,
I have brought him, and his way will prosper.

16 “Come near to Me, hear this:
(B)I have not spoken in secret from the beginning;
From the time that it was, I was there.
And now (C)the Lord God and His Spirit
[a]Have sent Me.”

17 Thus says (D)the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
(E)Who leads you by the way you should go.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:16 Heb. verb is sing.; or Has sent Me and His Spirit

15 I, even I, have spoken;
    yes, I have called(A) him.
I will bring him,
    and he will succeed(B) in his mission.

16 “Come near(C) me and listen(D) to this:

“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(E)
    at the time it happens, I am there.”

And now the Sovereign Lord(F) has sent(G) me,
    endowed with his Spirit.(H)

17 This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,(I) the Holy One(J) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches(K) you what is best for you,
    who directs(L) you in the way(M) you should go.

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