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.’
• 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.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)That is why I told you what would happen; I told you beforehand what I was going to do. Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it. My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!’

Context of Isaiah 48:5

3"The former things I declared of old; they went out from my mouth, and I announced them; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. 4Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass, 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.' 6"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. 7They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, 'Behold, I 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 48:3"The former things I declared of old; they went out from my mouth, and I announced them; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.
• Isaiah 44:7Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
• Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, 'My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,'
• Luke 1:70as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
• Acts 15:18known from of old.'
• Isaiah 42:8I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
• Jeremiah 44:17But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, and prospered, and 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