You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.”
- KJV Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
- NKJV Hear, you who are afar off, what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
- NASB ¶“You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
- NLT Listen to what I have done, you nations far away! And you that are near, acknowledge my might!”
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Quick answer
God calls everyone, near and far, to recognize his power displayed in this act of judgment and salvation.
Overview
Yahweh summons both distant nations and nearby peoples to acknowledge what he has done. His deliverance of Judah and judgment of Assyria are meant to make his might known worldwide. This universal call anticipates the gospel reach, by which God's saving power is proclaimed to those near and far alike (Acts 2:39; Eph. 2:17).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- Ps 48:10Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Eph 2:11–18Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
- Dan 3:27and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.
- Isa 49:1Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
- Josh 9:9–10“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,
- Ps 98:1–2A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
- Dan 6:25–27Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
- Ps 99:2–3Great is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
- 1 Sam 17:46This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
- Ps 97:8Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
- Isa 18:3All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.
- Ps 147:12–14Exalt the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion!
- Ps 46:6–11Nations rage, kingdoms crumble; the earth melts when He lifts His voice.
- Acts 2:5–11Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
- Ps 148:14He has raised up a horn for His people, the praise of all His saints, of Israel, a people near to Him. Hallelujah!
- Isa 57:19bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
- Josh 2:9–11and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.
- Isa 37:20And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
- Exod 15:14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
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