New English Translation
Isaiah 48:7
7Now they come into being, not in the past; before today you did not hear about them, so you could not say, ‘Yes, I know about them.’
Isaiah 48:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
- New International Version (NIV)They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew of them.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, 'Behold, I knew them.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)They are created now and not from the beginning; And before this day you have not heard them, Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’
Context of Isaiah 48:7
5I announced them to you beforehand; before they happened, I predicted them for you, so you could never say, ‘My image did these things, my idol, my cast image, decreed them.’ 6You have heard; now look at all the evidence! Will you not admit that what I say is true? From this point on I am announcing to you new events that are previously unrevealed and you do not know about. Now they come into being, not in the past; before today you did not hear about them, so you could not say, ‘Yes, I know about them.’ 8You did not hear, you do not know, you were not told beforehand. For I know that you are very deceitful; you were labeled a rebel from birth. 9For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.
Read all of Isaiah 48Isaiah 48:7 word by word
עַתָּ֤ה נִבְרְאוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א מֵאָ֔ז וְלִפְנֵי־י֖וֹם וְלֹ֣א שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם פֶּן־תֹּאמַ֖ר הִנֵּ֥ה יְדַעְתִּֽין׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Commentaries on Isaiah 48:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They are created now - The Septuagint renders this, ͂ ́ nun ginetai - Done now;‘ and many expositors interpret it in the sense that they are now brought into light, as if they were created. Aben Ezra renders it, They are decreed and determined by me.‘ Rosenmuller supposes that it refers to the revelation, or making known those things. Lowth renders it, They are produced now, and not of old.‘ Noyes, It is revealed now, and not long ago.‘ But the sense is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Although Israel often did not believe God's past predictions, God revealed new things they had not heard. Specifically, God revealed that Babylon would fall and Israel would be restored.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Not like natural results from existing causes, the events when they took place were like acts of creative power, such as had never before been "from the beginning." even before the day when--rather [Maurer], "And before the day (of their occurrence) thou hast not heard of them"; that is, by any human acuteness; they are only heard of by the present inspired announcement.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
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