Isaiah 48:4

Isaiah 48:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
• New International Version (NIV)For I knew how stubborn you were; your neck muscles were iron, your forehead was bronze.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze,

Context of Isaiah 48:4

2For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name. 3I declared the former things long ago And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass. Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze, 5Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before they took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, ‘My idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’ 6You have heard; look at all this. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known.

Isaiah 48:4 word by word

מִדַּעְתִּ֕י כִּ֥י קָשֶׁ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וְגִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔ךָ וּמִצְחֲךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

• Becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• obstinateקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
• neckעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
• is an ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• sinewגִּידgîyd · sinewH1517
• foreheadמֵ֫צַחmêtsach · foreheadH4696
• bronzeנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154

Cross-references for Isaiah 48:4

• Isaiah 46:12“Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.
• Psalms 78:8And not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not prepare its heart And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
• Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.
• Jeremiah 5:3O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth? You have smitten them, But they did not weaken; You have consumed them, But they refused to take correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to repent.
• Ezekiel 3:4Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.
• Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
• Hebrews 3:13But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called “Today,” so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
• Exodus 32:9The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are an obstinate people.
• Exodus 33:3Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are an obstinate people, and I might destroy you on the way.”
• Deuteronomy 10:16So circumcise your heart, and stiffen your neck no longer.
• Deuteronomy 31:27For I know your rebellion and your stubbornness; behold, while I am still alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the Lord; how much more, then, after my death?
• 2 Kings 17:14However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck like their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God.
• 2 Chronicles 30:8Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the Lord and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you.
• 2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.
• Nehemiah 9:16“But they, our fathers, acted arrogantly; They became stubborn and would not listen to Your commandments.

Commentaries on Isaiah 48:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Because I knew that thou art obstinate - I made these frequent predictions, and fulfilled them in this striking manner, because I knew that as a people, you were prone to unbelief, and in order that you might have the most full and undoubted demonstration of the truth of what was declared. As they were disinclined to credit his promises, and as he saw that in their long captivity they would be prone to disbelieve what he had said respecting their…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. 44. obstinate--Hebrew, "hard" (De 9:27; Eze 3:7, Margin). iron sinew--inflexible (Ac 7:51). brow brass--shameless as a harlot (see Jr 6:28; 3:3; Eze 3:7, Margin).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 48:4

• Brass
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• Self-Will
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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