Isaiah 48:6

Isaiah 48:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forth I announce to you new things, hidden things that you have not known.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You have heard; See all this. And will you not declare it? I have made you hear new things from this time, Even hidden things, and you did not know them.

Context of Isaiah 48:6

4Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron tendon And your brow is bronze [both unyielding], 5I have declared them to you long ago; Before they came to pass I announced them to you, So that you could not say, ‘My idol has done them, And my carved image and my cast image have commanded them.’ You have heard [these things foretold]; look at all this [that has been fulfilled]. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you [specific] new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known. 7They are created now [called into being by the prophetic word] and not long ago; And before today you have not heard of them, So that you will not say, ‘Oh yes! I knew them.’ 8You have not heard, you have not known; Even from long ago your ear has not been open. For I [the Lord] knew that you [Israel] would act very treacherously; You have been called a transgressor and a rebel from birth.

Isaiah 48:6 word by word

שָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽ חֲזֵה֙ כֻּלָּ֔הּ וְאַתֶּ֖ם הֲל֣וֹא תַגִּ֑ידוּ הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָ חֲדָשׁוֹת֙ מֵעַ֔תָּה וּנְצֻר֖וֹת וְלֹ֥א יְדַעְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• seeחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• all this; and will not ye declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• I have shewedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• thee new thingsחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
• from this timeעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• even hidden thingsנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• and thou didst not knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for Isaiah 48:6

• Psalms 107:43Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things; And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the Lord.
• Jeremiah 2:31O generation [that you are], consider and regard carefully the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness to Israel [like a land without food], A land of thick and deep darkness [like a path without light]? Why do My people say, ‘We [have broken loose and we] are free to roam [at will]; We will no longer come to You’?
• Micah 6:9The voice of the Lord shall call to the city [of Jerusalem]— And it is sound wisdom to heed [solemnly] and fear Your name [with awe-filled reverence]; “Hear, O tribe [the rod of punishment]. Who has appointed its time?
• Isaiah 21:10O my threshed people [Judah, who must be judged and trampled down by Babylon], my afflicted of the threshing floor. What I have heard from the Lord of hosts, The God of Israel, I have [joyfully] announced to you [that Babylon is to fall].
• Isaiah 43:8Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And the deaf, even though they have ears.
• Psalms 40:9I have proclaimed good news of righteousness [and the joy that comes from obedience to You] in the great assembly; Behold, I will not restrain my lips [from proclaiming Your righteousness], As You know, O Lord.
• Psalms 71:15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your [deeds of] salvation all day long, For their number is more than I know.
• Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
• Psalms 119:13With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Your mouth.
• Psalms 145:4One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.
• Jeremiah 50:2“Declare among the nations. Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it, Do not conceal it; say, ‘Babylon has been taken, Bel [the patron god] has been shamed, Marduk (Bel) has been shattered. Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
• Matthew 10:27What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].
• Acts 1:8But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.”
• Isaiah 42:9Indeed, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
• Daniel 12:8As for me, I heard, but I did not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
• Amos 3:6If a trumpet is blown in a city [warning of danger] will not the people tremble? If a disaster or misfortune occurs in a city has not the Lord caused it?

Commentaries on Isaiah 48:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thou hast heard, see all this "Thou didst hear it beforehand; behold, the whole is accomplished" - For חזה chazeh, see, a MS. has הזה hazzeh, this; thou hast heard the whole of this: the Syriac has וחזית vechazith, "thou hast heard, and thou hast seen, the whole." Perhaps it should be הנה hinneh, behold. In order to express the full sense, I have rendered it somewhat paraphrastically.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Thou hast heard - You are witnesses that the prediction was uttered long before it was fulfilled. See all this - Behold how it is all fulfilled. Bear witness that the event is as it was predicted. And will ye not declare it? - Will you not bear witness to the entire fulfillment of the prophecy? God appeals to them as qualified to testify that what he had declared had come to pass, and calls on them to make this known as a demonstration that he alone was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Although Israel often did not believe God's past predictions, God revealed new things they had not heard. Specifically, God revealed that Babylon would fall and Israel would be restored.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Thou, &c.--So "ye are my witnesses" (Is 43:10). Thou canst testify the prediction was uttered long before the fulfilment: "see all this," namely, that the event answers to the prophecy. declare--make the fact known as a proof that Jehovah alone is God (Is 44:8). new things--namely, the deliverance from Babylon by Cyrus, new in contradistinction from former predictions that had been fulfilled (Is 42:9; 43:19). Antitypically, the prophecy has in view the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings