Isaiah 48:7

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.
• 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.’
• New Living Translation (NLT)They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’

Context of Isaiah 48:7

5Therefore 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.’ 6You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. 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.’ 8You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth. 9For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.

Isaiah 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.

• They are createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• now, and not from the beginning; even beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• when thou heardestשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• them not; lest thou shouldest sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Behold, I knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

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