Isaiah 48:5

Isaiah 48:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say, ‘My images brought them about; my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)I declared them to you from of old, before they came to pass I announced them to you, lest you should say, 'My idol did them, my carved image and my metal image commanded them.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Even from the beginning I have declared it to you; Before it came to pass I proclaimed it to you, Lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them, And my carved image and my molded image Have commanded them.’

Context of Isaiah 48:5

3I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass. 4For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze. Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’ 6You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you. 7They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’

Isaiah 48:5 word by word

וָאַגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ מֵאָ֔ז בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ פֶּן־תֹּאמַר֙ עָצְבִּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ם וּפִסְלִ֥י וְנִסְכִּ֖י צִוָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Therefore I declared itנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• long agoמֵאָז'âz · the pastH227
• I announced itשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• beforeטֶ֫רֶםţerem · beforeH2962
• it came to passבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• so that you could notפֶּן־pên · lestH6435
• claimאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• My idolעֹ֫צֶב‛ôtseb · idolH6090
• has done thisעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• my carved imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• and molten godנֶ֫סֶךְnesek nêsek · drink offeringH5262
• has ordained itצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Isaiah 48:5

• Isaiah 48:3I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
• Isaiah 44:7Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
• Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
• Luke 1:70as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
• Acts 15:18that have been known for ages.’
• Isaiah 42:8I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
• Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.

Commentaries on Isaiah 48:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I have even from the beginning declared it to thee - He had foretold future events, so that they had abundant demonstration thai he was the true God, and so that they could not be under a mistake in regard to the source of their deliverances from danger. Mine idol hath done them - The idols and molten images had not foretold these events and when they came to pass, it could not, therefore, be pretended that they had been produced by idols. By predicting…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11This prophecy is a disputation, a speech in which the prophet argues a set of points against his audience.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (See on Is 48:1; Is 48:3).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