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Isaiah 48:1
1“Listen to me, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and call on the God of Israel. You don’t keep your promises,
Isaiah 48:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
- New International Version (NIV)“Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the Lord, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness;
Context of Isaiah 48:1
“Listen to me, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and born into the family of Judah. Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and call on the God of Israel. You don’t keep your promises, 2even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 3Long ago I told you what was going to happen. Then suddenly I took action, and all my predictions came true.
Read all of Isaiah 48Isaiah 48:1 word by word
שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֣את בֵּֽית־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִמֵּ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יָצָ֑אוּ הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א בֶאֱמֶ֖ת וְלֹ֥א בִצְדָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- ye this, O houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבya‛ăqôb · JacobH3290
- which are calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- by the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- and are come forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- out of the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- which swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and make mentionזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- of the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- not in truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
- nor in righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
Cross-references for Isaiah 48:1
- Genesis 32:28“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
- Genesis 35:10saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.” So God renamed him Israel.
- 2 Kings 17:34And this is still going on today. They continue to follow their former practices instead of truly worshiping the Lord and obeying the decrees, regulations, instructions, and commands he gave the descendants of Jacob, whose name he changed to Israel.
- John 1:47As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
- Romans 2:17You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with him.
- Romans 9:6Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people!
- Revelation 2:9“I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! I know the blasphemy of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they are not, because their synagogue belongs to Satan.
- Revelation 3:9Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.
- Numbers 24:7Water will flow from their buckets; their offspring have all they need. Their king will be greater than Agag; their kingdom will be exalted.
- Deuteronomy 33:28So Israel will live in safety, prosperous Jacob in security, in a land of grain and new wine, while the heavens drop down dew.
- Psalms 68:26Praise God, all you people of Israel; praise the Lord, the source of Israel’s life.
- Proverbs 5:16Why spill the water of your springs in the streets, having sex with just anyone?
- Isaiah 44:5Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord.’ Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’ Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands and will take the name of Israel as their own.”
- Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by my own name; I have spoken the truth, and I will never go back on my word: Every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.”
- Isaiah 65:16All who invoke a blessing or take an oath will do so by the God of truth. For I will put aside my anger and forget the evil of earlier days.
- Deuteronomy 5:28“The Lord heard the request you made to me. And he said, ‘I have heard what the people said to you, and they are right.
Commentaries on Isaiah 48:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Are come forth out of the waters of Judah "Ye that flow from the fountain of Judah" - ממי mimmey, "from the waters." Perhaps ממעי mimmeey, "from the bowels," So many others have conjectured, or יהודה מני meni yehudah, or מיהודה meyhudah, "from Judah." - Secker. But see Michaelis in Praelect, not. 22. And we have יעקב עין eyn yaakob, "the fountain of Jacob," Deuteronomy 33:28, and ישראל ממקור mimmekor yishrael, "from the fountain of Israel," Psalm 68:27…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear ye this - This is an address to the Jews regarded as in Babylon, and is designed to remind them of their origin, and of their privileges as the descendants of Jacob, and having the name of Israel (compare the notes at Isaiah 43:1). And are come forth out of the waters of Judah - This metaphor is taken from a fountain which sends forth its streams of water, and the idea is, that they owed their origin to Judah, as the streams flowed from a fountain. A…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Jews reproved for their idolatry. (Is. 48:1-8) Yet deliverance is promised them. (Is. 48:9-15) Solemn warnings of judgment upon those who persisted in evil. (Is. 48:16-22) Verses 1-8 The Jews valued themselves on descent from Jacob, and used the name of Jehovah as their God. They prided themselves respecting Jerusalem and the temple, yet there was no holiness in their lives. If we are not sincere in religion, we do but take the name of the Lord in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Jacob … Judah: Isaiah usually focused on Judah, but here he spoke to all the tribes of Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. the waters of Judah--spring from the fountain of Judah (Nu 24:7; De 33:28; Psa 68:26; Margin). Judah has the "fountain" attributed to it, because it survived the ten tribes, and from it Messiah was to spring. swear by ... Lord--(Is 19:18; 45:23; 65:16). mention--in prayers and praises. not in truth--(Jr 5:2; Joh 4:24).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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