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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 assemblies bless ye God Adonai,{HR}From the fountain of Israel. (Psa. 68:26)
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Deut. 5:28‑29• 28{i}And 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.{/i}
 29{i}Oh 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!{/i} (Deut. 5:28‑29)
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Jer. 5:2• 2{i}And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.{/i} (Jer. 5:2)
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John 4:24• 24God is a Spirit; and his worshippers 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, Not Jacob shall be called henceforth thy name, 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• 34{i}To 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.{/i} (2 Kings 17:34)
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John 1:47• 47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. (John 1:47)
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Rom. 2:17,28‑29• 17But if thou art named a Jew, and restest on law, and boastest in God,
 28For he that is outwardly a Jew is not [one], nor [is] that which is outward in flesh circumcision,
 29but he that [is so] hiddenly [is] a Jew, and circumcision of heart in spirit, not in letter, the praise of whom [is] not of men but of God. (Rom. 2:17,28‑29)
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Rom. 9:6,8• 6Not however that the word of God hath failed; for not all those that are of Israel [are] Israel;
 8That is, not the children of the flesh, these [are] children of God, but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed; (Rom. 9:6,8)
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Rev. 2:9• 9I know [thy works and] thy tribulation and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but a synagogue of Satan. (Rev. 2:9)
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Rev. 3:9• 9Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan those that say they are Jews and are not but lie: behold, I will make them to come and do homage before thy feet, and know that I have loved thee. (Rev. 3:9)
come.
Num. 24:7• 7He shall pour the water out of his buckets,{HR}And his seed shall be in many waters,{HR}And his king shall be higher than Agag,{HR}And his kingdom shall be exalted. (Num. 24:7)
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Deut. 33:28• 28Israel dwelleth in safety,{HR}The fountain of Jacob on a land of corn and new wine;{HR}His heavens also drop down dew. (Deut. 33:28)
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Psa. 68:26• 26In assemblies bless ye God Adonai,{HR}From the fountain of Israel. (Psa. 68:26)
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Prov. 5:16• 16Should thy fountains be dispersed abroad,{HR}And rivers of water 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 inscribe [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 earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles shall be forgotten, and because they shall be hid from mine eyes. (Isa. 65:16)
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Deut. 5:28• 28{i}And 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.{/i} (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• 20{i}Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him thou shalt serve, and unto him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.{/i} (Deut. 10:20)
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Psa. 63:11• 11And the king shall rejoice in God:{HR}Every one that sweareth by him shall glory,{HR}For the mouth of those that speak lies shall be stopped. (Psa. 63:11)
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Zeph. 1:5• 5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear to Jehovah, and that 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, Surely I will no more give thy corn [to be] meat for thine enemies; and sons of the alien shall not drink thy wine, for which thou hast laboured; (Isa. 62:8)
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Ex. 23:13• 13{i}And 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.{/i} (Ex. 23:13)
not in truth.
Isa. 1:10‑14• 10Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrha.
 11To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
 12When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample my courts?
 13Bring no more vain oblations: incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies, — I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn meeting.
 14Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear [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• 16And to the wicked God saith,{HR}What [is it] to thee , to declare my statutes,{HR}And take my covenant into thy mouth?
 17And thou hast hated correction,{HR}And hast cast my words behind thee.
 18If thou sawest a thief,{HR}Thou didst take pleasure in him ,{HR}And with adulterers [was] thy portion.
 19Thy mouth thou hast sent out (let loose) to evil,{HR}And thy tongue frameth deceit.
 20Thou sittest, thou speakest against thy brother;{HR}Against thy mother's son thou utterest slander. (Psa. 50:16‑20)
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Psa. 66:3• 3Say to God, How terrible [are] thy doings;{HR}In the greatness of thy strength thine enemies shall cringe to thee. (Psa. 66:3)
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Psa. 66•  (Psa. 66)
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Jer. 4:2• 2{i}—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.{/i} (Jer. 4:2)
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Jer. 5:2• 2{i}And if they say, As Jehovah liveth! surely they swear falsely.{/i} (Jer. 5:2)
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Jer. 7:9‑10• 9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
 10and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered 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 false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling 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• 8{i}This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;{/i}
 9{i}but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.{/i} (Matt. 15:8‑9)
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Matt. 23:14• 14(Verse not included in this translation). (Matt. 23:14)
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John 4:24• 24God is a Spirit; and his worshippers must worship [him] in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)
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1 Tim. 4:2• 2by hypocrisy of legendmongers, branded in 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, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
 3without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, uncontrolled, fierce, haters of good,
 4traitors, headstrong, puffed up, pleasure-lovers rather than God-lovers,
 5having a form of piety, but having denied the power thereof; 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Hear ye this, O 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.