New King James Version
Isaiah 48:8
8Surely you did not hear, Surely you did not know; Surely from long ago your ear was not opened. For I knew that you would deal very treacherously, And were called a transgressor from the womb.
Isaiah 48:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
- New International Version (NIV)You 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and that from before birth you were called a rebel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, things you never heard of before. For I know so well what traitors you are. You have been rebels from birth.
Context of Isaiah 48:8
6“You have heard; See all this. And will you not declare it? I have made you hear new things from this time, Even hidden things, and you did not know them. 7They 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.’ Surely you did not hear, Surely you did not know; Surely from long ago your ear was not opened. For I knew that you would deal very treacherously, And were called a transgressor from the womb. 9“For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off. 10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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גַּ֣ם לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ גַּ֚ם לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתָּ גַּ֕ם מֵאָ֖ז לֹא־פִתְּחָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ כִּ֤י יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ בָּג֣וֹד תִּבְגּ֔וֹד וּפֹשֵׁ֥עַ מִבֶּ֖טֶן קֹ֥רָא לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Yea, thou heardestשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- not; yea, thou knewestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- was not openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
- that thou wouldest deal veryבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
- and wast calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- a transgressorפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
- from the wombבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: wombH990
Cross-references for Isaiah 48:8
- Isaiah 6:9And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
- Isaiah 26:11Lord, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see. But they will see and be ashamed For their envy of people; Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.
- Isaiah 29:10For the Lord has poured out on you The spirit of deep sleep, And has closed your eyes, namely, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, namely, the seers.
- Isaiah 42:19Who is blind but My servant, Or deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is blind as he who is perfect, And blind as the Lord’s servant?
- Jeremiah 5:21‘Hear this now, O foolish people, Without understanding, Who have eyes and see not, And who have ears and hear not:
- Matthew 13:13Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
- John 12:39Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
- Isaiah 50:5The Lord God has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away.
- Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.
- Psalms 139:1O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
- Jeremiah 6:10To whom shall I speak and give warning, That they may hear? Indeed their ear is uncircumcised, And they cannot give heed. Behold, the word of the Lord is a reproach to them; They have no delight in it.
- Isaiah 48:4Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze,
- Isaiah 21:2A distressing vision is declared to me; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously, And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing I have made to cease.
- Jeremiah 3:7And I said, after she had done all these things, ‘Return to Me.’ But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
- Jeremiah 5:11For the house of Israel and the house of Judah Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” says the Lord.
- Hosea 5:7They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, For they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage.
Commentaries on Isaiah 48:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Yea, thou heardest not - This verse is designed to show not only that these events could not have been foreseen by them, but that when they were actually made known to them, they were stupid, dull, and incredulous. It is not only re-affirming what had been said in the previous verses, but is designed to show that they were characteristically and constantly a perverse, hardened, and insensible people. The phrase, thou heardest not,‘ therefore means that…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. 88. heardest not--repeated, as also "knewest not," from Is 48:7. from that time--Omit "that." "Yea, from the first thine ear did not open itself," namely, to obey them [Rosenmuller]. "To open the ear" denotes obedient attention (Is 50:5); or, "was not opened" to receive them; that is, they were not declared by Me to thee previously, since, if thou hadst been informed of them, such is thy perversity, thou couldst not have been kept in check [Maurer]. In the…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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