Isaiah 48:2

Isaiah 48:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.
• New International Version (NIV)you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and claim to rely on the God of Israel— the Lord Almighty is his name:
• English Standard Version (ESV)For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the Lord of hosts is his name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name:

Context of Isaiah 48:2

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, even 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. 4For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are. Your necks are as unbending as iron. Your heads are as hard as bronze.

Isaiah 48:2 word by word

כִּֽי־מֵעִ֤יר הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ נִקְרָ֔אוּ וְעַל־אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִסְמָ֑כוּ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For they callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• themselves of the holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and stayסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• themselves upon the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Isaiah 48:2

• Isaiah 52:1Wake up, wake up, O Zion! Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your beautiful clothes, O holy city of Jerusalem, for unclean and godless people will enter your gates no longer.
• Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities are destroyed. Zion is a wilderness; yes, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.
• Nehemiah 11:1The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.
• Psalms 48:1How great is the Lord, how deserving of praise, in the city of our God, which sits on his holy mountain!
• Psalms 87:3O city of God, what glorious things are said of you! Interlude
• Daniel 9:24“A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Matthew 4:5Then the devil took him to the holy city, Jerusalem, to the highest point of the Temple,
• Matthew 27:52and tombs opened. The bodies of many godly men and women who had died were raised from the dead.
• Revelation 11:2But do not measure the outer courtyard, for it has been turned over to the nations. They will trample the holy city for 42 months.
• Revelation 21:2And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
• Revelation 22:19And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.
• Isaiah 10:20In that day the remnant left in Israel, the survivors in the house of Jacob, will no longer depend on allies who seek to destroy them. But they will faithfully trust the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Judges 17:13“I know the Lord will bless me now,” Micah said, “because I have a Levite serving as my priest.”
• 1 Samuel 4:3After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”
• Jeremiah 7:4But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the Lord’s Temple is here. They chant, “The Lord’s Temple is here! The Lord’s Temple is here!”
• Jeremiah 21:2“Please speak to the Lord for us and ask him to help us. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking Judah. Perhaps the Lord will be gracious and do a mighty miracle as he has done in the past. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw his armies.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 48:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For they call themselves of the holy city - Of Jerusalem (see Isaiah 52:1; Nehemiah 11:1; Matthew 4:5; Matthew 27:53; Isaiah 1:9). The object of the prophet in here mentioning his holy name is, probably, to show them the guilt of their conduct. He was Yahweh, the source of all existence. He was the God of all the hosts of heaven, and all the armies on earth. How wicked, therefore, it was to come before him in a false and hypocritical manner, and while…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Israel was religious but not truly committed to the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. For--Ye deserve these reproofs; "for" ye call yourselves citizens of "the holy city" (Is 52:1), but not in truth (Is 48:1; Ne 11:1; Da 9:24); so the inscription on their coins of the time of the Maccabees. "Jerusalem the Holy."Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 48:2

• Hypocrisy

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• Lord of Hosts
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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