New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 48:5
5Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before 1they took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, ‘My 2idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’
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 former things long ago And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass. 4Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze, Therefore 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. 7They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, So that you will not say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’
Read all of Isaiah 48Isaiah 48:5 word by word
וָאַגִּ֤יד לְךָ֙ מֵאָ֔ז בְּטֶ֥רֶם תָּב֖וֹא הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ פֶּן־תֹּאמַר֙ עָצְבִּ֣י עָשָׂ֔ם וּפִסְלִ֥י וְנִסְכִּ֖י צִוָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Therefore I declaredנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- Beforeטֶ֫רֶםţerem · beforeH2962
- they tookבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- I proclaimedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
- So that you would not sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- idolעֹ֫צֶב‛ôtseb · idolH6090
- has doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- And my gravenפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
- have commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
Cross-references for Isaiah 48:5
- Isaiah 48:3I 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.
- Isaiah 44:7Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount it to Me in order, From the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things that are coming And the events that are going to take place.
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;
- Luke 1:70As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old--
- Acts 15:18Says the Lord, who makes these things known from long ago.
- Isaiah 42:8I am the Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images.
- Jeremiah 44:17But rather we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings and our princes did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.
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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- 1. Isaiah 48:5 Lit it ↩
- 2. Isaiah 48:5 Jer 44:15-18 ↩
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
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