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Isaiah 48

Isa. 48:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
ye this, O house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of Jacob
Ya`aqob (Hebrew #3290)
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch
KJV usage: Jacob.
Pronounce: yah-ak-obe'
Origin: from 6117
, which are called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
by the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, and are come forth
yatsa' (Hebrew #3318)
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
KJV usage: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.
Pronounce: yaw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
out of the waters
mayim (Hebrew #4325)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
KJV usage: + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
Pronounce: mah'-yim
Origin: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense)
a of Judah
Yhuwdah (Hebrew #3063)
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
KJV usage: Judah.
Pronounce: yeh-hoo-daw'
Origin: from 3034
, which swear
shaba` (Hebrew #7650)
propr. to be complete, but used only as a denominative from 7651; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
KJV usage: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for 7646), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Pronounce: shaw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
by the name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, and make mention
zakar (Hebrew #2142)
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; also (as denominative from 2145) to be male
KJV usage: X burn (incense), X earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, X still, think on, X well.
Pronounce: zaw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
of the God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, but notd in truth
'emeth (Hebrew #571)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
KJV usage: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Pronounce: eh'-meth
Origin: contracted from 539
, nor in righteousness
tsdaqah (Hebrew #6666)
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
KJV usage: justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
Pronounce: tsed-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 6663
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Psa. 68:26• 26In the congregations bless ye God, the Lord,--ye from the fountain of Israel. (Psa. 68:26)
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Deut. 5:28‑29• 28And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, when ye spoke to me; and Jehovah said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people that have spoken to thee: they have well spoken all that they have spoken.
 29Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments continually, that it might be well with them and with their sons for ever! (Deut. 5:28‑29)
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Jer. 5:2• 2And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely. (Jer. 5:2)
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John 4:24• 24God is a spirit; and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)

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God,
House,
Israel,
Jacob,
Judah,
Righteousness,
Swearing,
Truth

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-8:  God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinancy, revealed his prophecies.
9-11:  He saves them for his own sake.
12-15:  He exhorts them to obedience, because of his power and providence.
16-19:  He laments their backwardness.
20-22:  He powerfully delivers his people out of Babylon.
which are.
Gen. 32:28• 28And he said, Thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God, and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:28)
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Gen. 35:10• 10And God said to him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not henceforth be called Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name. And he called his name Israel. (Gen. 35:10)
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2 Kings 17:34• 34To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel. (2 Kings 17:34)
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John 1:47• 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. (John 1:47)
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Rom. 2:17,28‑29• 17But if *thou* art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,
 28For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh;
 29but he is a Jew who is so inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. (Rom. 2:17,28‑29)
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Rom. 9:6,8• 6Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all are Israel which are of Israel;
 8That is, they that are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed. (Rom. 9:6,8)
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Rev. 2:9• 9I know thy tribulation and thy poverty; but thou art rich; and the railing of those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of Satan. (Rev. 2:9)
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Rev. 3:9• 9Behold, I make them of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will cause that they shall come and shall do homage before thy feet, and shall know that *I* have loved thee. (Rev. 3:9)
come.
Num. 24:7• 7Water shall flow out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in great waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. (Num. 24:7)
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Deut. 33:28• 28And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, The fountain of Jacob, in a land of corn and new wine; Also his heavens shall drop down dew. (Deut. 33:28)
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Psa. 68:26• 26In the congregations bless ye God, the Lord,--ye from the fountain of Israel. (Psa. 68:26)
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Prov. 5:16• 16Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways. (Prov. 5:16)
which swear.
Isa. 44:5• 5One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand: I am Jehovah's, and surname himself by the name of Israel. (Isa. 44:5)
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Isa. 45:23• 23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. (Isa. 45:23)
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Isa. 65:16• 16so that he who blesseth himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the land shall swear by the God of truth: because the former troubles shall be forgotten, and because they shall be hidden from mine eyes. (Isa. 65:16)
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Deut. 5:28• 28And Jehovah heard the voice of your words, when ye spoke to me; and Jehovah said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people that have spoken to thee: they have well spoken all that they have spoken. (Deut. 5:28)
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Deut. 6:13• 13Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. (Deut. 6:13)
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Deut. 10:20• 20Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him thou shalt serve, and unto him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. (Deut. 10:20)
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Psa. 63:11• 11But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. (Psa. 63:11)
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Zeph. 1:5• 5and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops; and them that bow down to Jehovah, that swear by him, and swear by Malcham; (Zeph. 1:5)
make mention.
Isa. 26:13• 13Jehovah our God, other lords than thee have had dominion over us; by thee only will we make mention of thy name. (Isa. 26:13)
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Isa. 62:8• 8Jehovah hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, I will indeed no more give thy corn to be food for thine enemies; and the sons of the alien shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou hast laboured; (Isa. 62:8)
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Ex. 23:13• 13And ye shall be on your guard as to everything that I have said unto you; and shall make no mention of the name of other gods--it shall not be heard in thy mouth. (Ex. 23:13)
not in truth.
Isa. 1:10‑14• 10Hear the word of Jehovah, rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, people of Gomorrah!
 11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah. I am sated with burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and in the blood of bullocks, and of lambs, and of he-goats I take no pleasure.
 12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this from your hand--to tread my courts?
 13Bring no more vain oblations! Incense is an abomination unto me,--new moon and sabbath, the calling of convocations--wickedness and the solemn meeting I cannot bear.
 14Your new moons and your set feasts my soul hateth: they are a burden to me; I am wearied of bearing them. (Isa. 1:10‑14)
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Lev. 19:12• 12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah. (Lev. 19:12)
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Psa. 50:16‑20• 16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,
 17Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee?
 18When thou sawest a thief, thou didst take pleasure in him, and thy portion was with adulterers;
 19Thou lettest thy mouth loose to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit;
 20Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother, thou revilest thine own mother's son: (Psa. 50:16‑20)
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Psa. 66:3• 3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee. (Psa. 66:3)
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Psa. 66•  (Psa. 66)
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Jer. 4:2• 2--and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, As Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. (Jer. 4:2)
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Jer. 5:2• 2And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely. (Jer. 5:2)
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Jer. 7:9‑10• 9What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not …
 10then ye come and stand before me, in this house which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered,--in order to do all these abominations! (Jer. 7:9‑10)
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Mal. 3:5• 5And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hired servant in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)
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Matt. 15:8‑9• 8This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;
 9but in vain do they worship me, teaching as teachings commandments of men. (Matt. 15:8‑9)
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Matt. 23:14• 14(Verse 14 is omitted in this translation.) (Matt. 23:14)
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John 4:24• 24God is a spirit; and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)
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1 Tim. 4:2• 2speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience, (1 Tim. 4:2)
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2 Tim. 3:2‑5• 2for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,
 3without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,
 4traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
 5having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away. (2 Tim. 3:2‑5)
• The prophecy turns again in chapter 48 to the “house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel”. The fact that they were thus addressed constituted a rebuke. Israel was the new name given to Jacob when God blessed him, as we learn in Genesis 32:28. The people claimed the new name, but were displaying all the ugly features of the old crafty, scheming Jacob. (“Isaiah 48” by F.B. Hole)
• The first eight verses of this chapter are filled with solemn words of exposure and warning. Here they were, trafficking with their idols, as verse 5 indicates, and giving them credit for anything favorable that came to pass, while still professedly serving God. And all the time it was God who was able to speak in advance and show the former things, and then suddenly bring them to pass, as verse 3 states. The fact was that their ears were closed to God’s word so that they did not hear. They were marked by treachery and transgression as verse 8 declares. (“Isaiah 48” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Hear ye 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 Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, not in truth, nor in righteousness.