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 declared the past events long ago; they came out of my mouth; I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they occurred. 4Because I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is iron and your forehead bronze, therefore I declared to you long ago. I announced it to you before it occurred, so you could not claim, ‘My idol caused them; my carved image and cast idol control them.’ 6You have heard it. Observe it all. Will you not acknowledge it? From now on I will announce new things to you, hidden things that you have not known. 7They have been created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today, so you could not 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have even from the beginningמֵאָז'âz · the pastH227
• declaredנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• to thee; before it came to passבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• I shewedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• thee: lest thou shouldest sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Mine idolעֹ֫צֶב‛ôtseb · idolH6090
• hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• them, and my graven imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• and my molten imageנֶ֫סֶךְnesek nêsek · drink offeringH5262
• hath commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Isaiah 48:5

• Isaiah 48:3I declared the past events long ago; they came out of my mouth; I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they occurred.
• Isaiah 44:7Who, like me, can announce the future? Let him say so and make a case before me, since I have established an ancient people. Let these gods declare the coming things, and what will take place.
• Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: my plan will take place, and I will do all my will.
• Luke 1:70just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets in ancient times;
• Acts 15:18known from long ago.
• Isaiah 42:8I am the Lord. That is my name, and I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols.
• Jeremiah 44:17Instead, we will do everything we promised: we will burn incense to the queen of heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food, we were well off, 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