NASB — Isaiah 48 — KJV

Israel’s Obstinacy

  1aHear° this°, O house° of Jacob°, who are named°° Israel°
  And who came° forth° from the Ibloins° of Judah°,
  Who cswear° by the name° of the LORD°
  And invoke° the God° of Israel°,
  [But] not in truth° nor° in drighteousness°.
  2 “For they call° themselves after° the aholy° city°
  And blean° on the God° of Israel°;
  The LORD° of hosts° is His name°.
  3 “I adeclared° the former° things° long° ago°
  And they went° forth° from My mouth°, and I proclaimed° them.
  bSuddenly° I acted°, and they ccame° to pass°.
  4 “Because° I know° that you are Iaobstinate°,
  And your bneck° is an iron° sinew°
  And your cforehead° bronze°,
  5 Therefore I declared° [them] to you long° ago°,
  Before° Ithey took° place° I proclaimed° [them] to you,
  So that you would not say°, ‘My aidol° has done° them,
  And my graven° image° and my molten° image° have commanded° them.’
  6 “You have heard°; look° at all° this.
  And you, will you not declare° it?
  I proclaim° to you anew° things° from this° time°,
  Even hidden° things° which you have not known°.
  7 “They are created° now° and not long° ago°;
  And before° today° you have not heard° them,
  So that you will not say°, ‘Behold°, I knew° them.’
  8 “You have not aheard°, you have not known°.
  Even° from long° ago° your ear° has not been open°,
  Because° I knew° that you would deal° very° treacherously°;
  And you have been called° a Ibrebel° from IIbirth°.
  9aFor the sake° of My name° I bdelay° My wrath°,
  And [for] My praise° I restrain° [it] for you,
  In order not to cut° you off°.
  10 “Behold°, I have refined° you, but anot as silver°;
  I have tested° you in the bfurnace° of affliction°.
  11aFor My own sake°, for My own sake°, I will act°;
  For how° can [My name] be profaned°?
  And My bglory° I will not give° to another°.

[1] ILit waters aIs 46:12 bNu 24:7; Dt 33:28; Ps 68:26 cDt 6:13; Is 45:23; 65:16 dIs 58:2; Jr 4:2
[2] aIs 52:1; 64:10 bIs 10:20; Jr 7:4; 21:2; Mi 3:11; Ro 2:17
[3] aIs 41:22; 42:9; 43:9; 44:7, 8; 45:21; 46:10 bIs 29:5; 30:13 cJsh 21:45; Is 42:9
[4] IOr harsh aEx 32:9; Dt 31:27; Ezk 2:4; 3:7 b2Ch 36:13; Pv 29:1; Ac 7:51 cEzk 3:7-9
[5] ILit it aJr 44:15-18
[6] aIs 42:9; 43:19
[8] IOr transgressor IILit the belly aIs 42:25; 47:11; Ho 7:9 bDt 9:7, 24; Ps 58:3; Is 46:8
[9] aIs 48:11 bNe 9:30, 31; Ps 78:38; 103:8-10; Is 30:18; 65:8
[10] aJr 9:7; Ezk 22:18-22 bDt 4:20; 1K 8:51; Jr 11:4
[11] a1S 12:22; Ps 25:11; 106:8; Is 37:35; 43:25; Jr 14:7; Ezk 20:9, 14, 22, 44; Dn 9:17-19 bDt 32:26, 27; Is 42:8

Deliverance Promised

  12 ¶ “Listen° to Me, O Jacob°, even Israel° Iwhom I called°;
  aI am He, bI am the first°, I am also° the last°.
  13 “Surely° My hand° afounded° the earth°,
  And My right° hand° spread° out the heavens°;
  When I bcall° to them, they stand° together°.
  14aAssemble°, all° of you, and listen°!
  bWho° among them has declared° these° things°?
  The LORD° loves° him; he will ccarry° out His good° pleasure° on dBabylon°,
  And His arm° [will be against] the Chaldeans°.
  15 “I, even I, have spoken°; indeed° I have acalled° him,
  I have brought° him, and He will make° his ways° successful°.
  16aCome° near° to Me, listen° to this°:
  From the first° I have bnot spoken° in secret°,
  cFrom the time° it took° place°, I was there°.
  And now° dthe Lord° IGOD° has sent° Me, and His Spirit°.”

[12] ILit My called one aIs 41:4; 43:10-13; 46:4 bIs 44:6; Rv 1:17; 22:13
[13] aEx 20:11; Ps 102:25; Is 42:5; 45:12, 18; He 1:10-12 bIs 40:26
[14] aIs 43:9; 45:20 bIs 45:21 cIs 46:10, 11 dIs 13:4, 5, 17-19; Jr 50:21-29; 51:24
[15] aIs 41:2; 45:1, 2
[16] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aIs 34:1; 41:1; 57:3 bIs 45:19 cIs 43:13 dZc 2:9, 11

17 ¶ Thus° says° the LORD°, your aRedeemer°, the Holy° One° of Israel°,
  “I am the LORD° your God°, who teaches° you to profit°,
  Who bleads° you in the way° you should go°.
  18 “If° only° you had apaid° attention° to My commandments°!
  Then your Ibwell-being° would have been° like a river°,
  And your crighteousness° like the waves° of the sea°.
  19 “Your Iadescendants° would have been° like the sand°,
  And IIyour offspring°° like its grains°;
  bTheir name° would never° be cut° off° or destroyed° from My presence°.”

[17] aIs 41:14; 43:14; 49:7, 26; 54:5, 8 bPs 32:8; Is 30:21; 49:9, 10
[18] IOr peace aDt 5:29; 32:29; Ps 81:13-16 bPs 119:165; Is 32:16-18; 66:12 cIs 45:8; 61:10, 11; 62:1; Ho 10:12; Am 5:24
[19] ILit seed IILit the offspring of your inward parts aGn 22:17; Is 10:22; 44:3, 4; 54:3; Jr 33:22 bIs 56:5; 66:22

  20aGo° forth° from Babylon°! Flee° from the Chaldeans°!
  Declare° with the sound° of bjoyful° shouting°, proclaim° this°,
  cSend° it out to the end° of the earth°;
  Say°, “dThe LORD° has redeemed° His servant° Jacob°.”
  21 They did not athirst° when He led° them through the deserts°.
  He bmade the water° flow° out of the rock° for them;
  He split° the rock° and cthe water° gushed° forth.
  22aThere° is no° peace° for the wicked°,” says° the LORD°.

[20] aJr 50:8; 51:6, 45; Zc 2:6, 7; Rv 18:4 bIs 42:10; 49:13; 52:9 cIs 62:11; Jr 31:10; 50:2 dIs 43:1; 52:9; 63:9
[21] aIs 30:25; 35:6, 7; 41:17, 18; 43:19, 20; 49:10 bEx 17:6; Ps 78:15, 16 cPs 78:20; 105:41
[22] aIs 57:21


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God to convince the people of their foreknown obstinacy, revealeth his prophecies.

1 ¶ Hearºª ye this,² O houseº of Jacob,º which are calledºª by the nameº of Israel,º and are come forthºª out of the watersº² of Judah,º which swearºª by the nameº of the LORD,º and make mentionºª of the Godº of Israel,º [but] not² in truth,º nor² in righteousness.º 2 For² they call¹ª themselves² of the holyº city,º² and stay¹ª themselves² upon² the Godº of Israel;º The LORDº of hostsº [is] his name.º 3 I have declaredºª the former thingsº from the beginning;º² and they went forthºª out of my mouth,º² and I shewedºª them; I didºª [them] suddenly,º and they came to pass.ºª 4 Because I knew¹²² that² thou² [art] obstinate,º and thy neckº [is] an ironº sinew,º and thy browº brass;º 5 I have even from the beginningº² declaredºª [it] to thee; before² it came to passºª I shewedºª [it] thee: lest² thou shouldest say,ºª Mine idolº hath doneºª them, and my graven image,º and my molten image,º hath commandedºª them. 6 Thou hast heard,ºª seeºª all² this; and will not² ye² declareºª [it]? I have shewedºª thee new thingsº from this time,º² even hidden things,ºª and thou didst not² knowºª them. 7 They are createdºª now,² and not² from the beginning;²² even beforeº the dayº when thou heardestºª them not;² lest² thou shouldest say,ºª Behold,² I knewºª them. 8 Yea,² thou heardestºª not;² yea,² thou knewestºª not;² yea,² from that time²² [that] thine earº was not² opened:ºª for² I knewºª that thou wouldest deal very¹ª treacherously,ºª and wast calledºª a transgressorºª from the womb.º²

[1] Gn 32:28; 35:10; Ex 23:13; Lv 19:12; Nu 24:7; Dt 5:28; 6:13; 10:20; 33:28; 2K 17:34; Ps 50:16; 63:11; 66:3; 68:26; Pv 5:16; Is 1:10; 26:13; 44:5; 45:23; 62:8; 65:16; Jr 4:2; 5:2; 7:9; Zp 1:5; Mal 3:5; Mt 15:8; 23:14; Jn 1:47; 4:24; Ro 2:17, 28; 9:6, 8; 1Ti 4:2; 2Ti 3:2; Rv 2:9; 3:9.
[2] Jg 17:13; 1S 4:3; Ne 11:1, 18; Ps 48:1; 87:3; Is 10:20; 47:4; 51:13; 52:1; 64:10; Jr 7:4; 10:16; 21:2; Dn 9:24; Mi 3:11; Mt 4:5; 27:53; Jn 8:40; Ro 2:17; Rv 11:2; 21:2; 22:19.
[3] Jsh 21:45; 23:14; Is 10:12, 33; 37:7, 29, 36; 41:22; 42:9; 43:9; 44:7; 45:21; 46:9.
[4] Ex 32:9; 33:3, 5; Dt 10:16; 31:27; 2K 17:14; 2Ch 30:8; 36:13; Ne 9:16, 28; Ps 75:5; 78:8; Pv 29:1; Is 46:12; Jr 3:3; 5:3; 7:26; 19:15; Ezk 3:4, 7; Dn 5:20; Zc 7:11, 12; Ac 7:51; Ro 2:5; He 3:13.
[5] Is 42:8; 44:7; 46:10; 48:3; Jr 44:17; Lk 1:70; Ac 15:18.
[6] Ps 40:9; 71:15; 78:3; 107:43; 119:13; 145:4; Is 21:10; 42:9; 43:8; Jr 2:31; 50:2; Dn 12:8; Am 3:6; Mi 6:9; Mt 10:27; Jn 15:15; Ac 1:8; Ro 16:25; 1Co 2:9; 1P 1:10; Rv 1:19; 4:1; 5:1; 6:1.
[8] Dt 9:7; Ps 40:6; 51:5; 58:3; 139:1; Is 6:9; 21:2; 26:11; 29:10; 42:19; 48:4; 50:5; Jr 3:7, 20; 5:11, 21; 6:10; Ezk 16:3; Ho 5:7; 6:7; Mal 2:11; Mt 13:13; Jn 12:39; Ep 2:3.

He saveth them for his own sake.

9 ¶ For my name's¹ sake²² will I deferºª mine anger,º and for my praiseº will I refrainºª for thee, that I cut thee not off.ºª² 10 Behold,² I have refinedºª thee, but not² with silver;º I have chosenºª thee in the furnaceº of affliction.º 11 For mine own sake,² [even] for mine own sake,² will I doºª [it]: for² how² should [my name] be polluted?ºª and I will not² giveºª my gloryº unto another.º

[9] Jsh 7:9; 1S 12:22; Ne 9:30; Ps 25:11; 78:38; 79:9; 103:8; 106:8; 143:11; Pv 19:11; Is 37:35; 43:25; 48:11; Jr 14:7; Ezk 20:9, 14, 22, 44; Dn 9:17.
[10] Dt 4:20; Jb 23:10; Ps 66:10; Pv 17:3; Is 1:25; Jr 9:7; Ezk 20:38; 22:18; Zc 13:8; Mal 3:2; He 12:10; 1P 1:7; 4:12; Rv 3:19.
[11] Nu 14:15; Dt 32:26; Is 42:8; 48:5, 9; 52:5; Ezk 20:9, 39; Jn 5:23; Ro 2:24.

He exhorteth them to obedience, because of his power and providence.

12 ¶ Hearkenºª unto² me, O Jacobº and Israel,º my called;ºª I² [am] he;² I² [am] the first,º I² also² [am] the last.º 13 Mine handº also² hath laid the foundationºª of the earth,º and my right handº hath spannedºª the heavens:º [when] I² callºª unto² them, they stand upºª together.º 14 All² ye, assemble¹ª yourselves,² and hear;ºª which² among them hath declaredºª² these² [things]? The LORDº hath lovedºª him: he will doºª his pleasureº on Babylon,º and his armº [shall be on] the Chaldeans.º 15 I,² [even] I,² have spoken;ºª yea,² I have calledºª him: I have broughtºª him, and he shall make his wayº prosperous.ºª

[12] Dt 32:39; Pv 7:24; 8:32; Is 34:1; 41:4; 44:6; 46:3; 49:1; 51:1, 4, 7; 55:3; Mt 20:16; Ro 1:6; 8:28; 1Co 1:24; 1P 2:9; Rv 1:8, 11, 17; 2:8; 17:14; 22:13.
[13] Ex 20:11; Jb 37:18; Ps 102:25; 119:89; 147:4; 148:5; Is 40:12, 22, 26; 42:5; 45:18; He 1:10.
[14] Is 13:4, 17; 41:22; 43:9; 44:7, 28; 45:1, 20; 46:11; Jr 50:21; 51:20; Mk 10:21.
[15] Jsh 1:8; Ps 45:4; Ezk 1:2.

He lamenteth their backwardness.

16 ¶ Come¹ª ye nearºª unto² me, hearºª ye this;² I have not² spokenºª in secretº from the beginning;º² from the timeº² that it was,² there² [am] I:² and now² the Lordº GOD,º and his Spirit,º hath sentºª me. 17 Thus² saithºª the LORD,º thy Redeemer,ºª the Holy Oneº of Israel;º I² [am] the LORDº thy Godº which teachethºª thee to profit,ºª which leadethºª thee by the wayº [that] thou shouldest go.¹ª² 18 O thatº thou hadst hearkenedºª to my commandments!º then had thy peaceº been² as a river,º and thy righteousnessº as the wavesº of the sea:º 19 Thy seedº also had been² as the sand,º and the offspringº of thy bowelsº like the gravelº thereof; his nameº should not² have been cut offºª nor² destroyedºª from beforeº² me.

[16] Is 11:1; 45:19; 48:3; 61:1; Zc 2:8; Lk 4:18; Jn 3:34; 18:20; 20:21.
[17] Dt 8:17; 1K 8:36; Jb 22:21; 36:22; Ps 25:8, 12; 32:8; 71:17; 73:24; Is 2:3; 30:20; 43:14, 16; 44:6; 48:20; 49:9; 54:5, 13; Jr 6:16; 31:33; Mi 4:2; Jn 6:45; Ep 4:21.
[18] Dt 5:29; 32:29; Ps 36:8; 81:13; 119:165; Is 32:15; 66:12; Am 5:24; Mt 23:37; Lk 19:41; Ro 14:17.
[19] Gn 13:16; 22:17; Jsh 7:9; Ru 4:10; 1K 9:7; Ps 9:5; 109:13; Is 9:14; 10:22; 14:22; 48:9; Jr 33:22; Ho 1:10; Zp 1:4; Ro 9:27.

He powerfully delivereth his people out of Babylon.

20 ¶ Go ye forthºª of Babylon,º² fleeºª ye from the Chaldeans,º² with a voiceº of singingº declareºª ye, tellºª this,² utterºª it [even] to² the endº of the earth;º sayºª ye, The LORDº hath redeemedºª his servantº Jacob.º 21 And they thirstedºª not² [when] he led¹ª² them through the deserts:º he caused the watersº to flowºª out of the rockº² for them: he claveºª the rockº also, and the watersº gushed out.ºª 22 [There is] no² peace,º saithºª the LORD,º unto the wicked.º

[20] Ex 15:1; 19:4; 2S 7:23; Ps 126:1; Is 12:1; 26:1; 45:22; 48:6; 49:13; 52:9, 11; Jr 31:10, 12; 50:2, 8; 51:6, 45, 48; Zc 2:6; Rv 18:4, 20; 19:1.
[21] Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11; Ne 9:15; Ps 78:15, 20; 105:41; Is 30:25; 35:6; 41:17; 43:19; 49:10; Jr 31:9.
[22] Jb 15:20; Is 57:21; Lk 19:42; Ro 3:17.


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