Isaiah 48

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.

2 Ref For from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts `is' His name.

3 Ref The former things from that time I declared, And from my mouth they have gone forth, And I proclaim them, Suddenly I have done, and it cometh.

4 Ref From my knowing that thou art obstinate, And a sinew of iron thy neck, And thy forehead brass,

5 Ref And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, `Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.

6 Ref Thou hast heard, see the whole of it, And ye, do ye not declare? I have caused thee to hear new things from this time, And things reserved that ye knew not.

7 Now they have been produced and not from that time, Yea, before the day, and thou hast not heard them, Lest thou say, `Lo, I have known them.'

8 Ref Yea, thou hast not heard, Yea, thou hast not known, Yea, from that time not opened hath thine ear, For I have known thou dealest treacherously, And `Transgressor from the belly,' One is crying to thee.

9 Ref For My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.

10 Ref Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.

11 Ref For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do `it', For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not.

12 Ref Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I `am' He, I `am' first, and I `am' last;

13 Ref Also, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together.

14 Ref Be gathered all of you, and hear, Who among them did declare these things? Jehovah hath loved him, He doth His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm `is on' the Chaldeans.

15 Ref I -- I have spoken, yea, I have called him, I have brought him in, And he hath made prosperous his way.

16 Ref Come ye near unto me, hear this, Not from the beginning in secret spake I, From the time of its being, there `am' I, And now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and His Spirit.

17 Ref Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, `I `am' Jehovah thy God, teaching thee to profit, Causing thee to tread in the way thou goest.

18 Ref O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,

19 Ref And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.

20 Ref Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, With a voice of singing declare, Cause ye this to be heard, Bring it forth unto the end of the earth, Say, Redeemed hath Jehovah His servant Jacob.

21 Ref And they have not thirsted in waste places, He hath caused them to go on, Waters from a rock he hath caused to flow to them, Yea, he cleaveth a rock, and flow do waters.

22 Ref There is no peace, said Jehovah, to the wicked!

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref Hear you this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Yahweh, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness

2 Ref (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Hosts is his name):

3 Ref I have declared the former things from of old; yes, they went forth out of my mouth, and I shown them: suddenly I did them, and they happened.

4 Ref Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow brass;

5 Ref therefore I have declared it to you from of old; before it came to pass I shown it you; lest you should say, My idol has done them, and my engraved image, and my molten image, has commanded them.

6 Ref You have heard it; see all this; and you, will you not declare it? I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known.

7 They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day you didn't hear them; lest you should say, Behold, I knew them.

8 Ref Yes, you didn't hear; yes, you didn't know; yes, from of old your ear was not opened: for I knew that you did deal very treacherously, and was called a transgressor from the womb.

9 Ref For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I not cut you off.

10 Ref Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

11 Ref For my own sake, for my own sake, will I do it; for how should [my name] be profaned? and my glory I will not give to another.

12 Ref Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

13 Ref Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

14 Ref Assemble yourselves, all you, and hear; who among them has declared these things? He whom Yahweh loves shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm [shall be on] the Chaldeans.

15 Ref I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

16 Ref Come you near to me, hear you this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Yahweh has sent me, and his Spirit.

17 Ref Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

18 Ref Oh that you had listened to my commandments! then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

19 Ref your seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of your loins like the grains of it: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.

20 Ref Go you forth from Babylon, flee you from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare you, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say you, Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob.

21 Ref They didn't thirst when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

22 Ref There is no peace, says Yahweh, to the wicked.

King James Version (KJV)

1 Ref Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

2 Ref For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

3 Ref I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

4 Ref Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

5 Ref I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

6 Ref Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

8 Ref Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

9 Ref For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

10 Ref Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

11 Ref For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

12 Ref Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

13 Ref Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

14 Ref All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

15 Ref I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

16 Ref Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

17 Ref Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

18 Ref O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

19 Ref Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

20 Ref Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

21 Ref And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

22 Ref There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.

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