Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that 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.”
- BSB You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who 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!”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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 48:10According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.
- Eph 2:11–18Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
- Dan 3:27And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
- Isa 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
- Josh 9:9–10And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
- Ps 98:1–2O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
- Dan 6:25–27Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
- Ps 99:2–3The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
- 1 Sam 17:46This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
- Ps 97:8Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.
- Isa 18:3All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
- Ps 147:12–14Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
- Ps 46:6–11The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
- Acts 2:5–11And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
- Ps 148:14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.
- Isa 57:19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
- Josh 2:9–11And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
- Isa 37:20Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
- Exod 15:14The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).
How Isaiah 33:13 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.