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Isaiah 48:5

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3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

7 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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
KJV
I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
WEB
therefore I have declared it to you from of old; before it came to pass I showed it to you; lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them. My engraved image and my molten image has commanded them.’
ASV
therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
DARBY
so I have long ago declared [them] to thee; before they came to pass I caused thee to hear [them]; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, or my molten image hath commanded them.
BLB
and I declared to you from then, before it came to pass; I informed you, lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them, and my carved image and my molten image has commanded them!’
ÅB
så forkynte jeg deg det for lenge siden; før det kom, kunngjorde jeg det for deg, for at du ikke skulle si: Mitt gudebilde har gjort det, mitt utskårne bilde og mitt støpte bilde har styrt det så.
OTB
Derfor fortalte Jeg deg disse tingene for lenge siden; før de skjedde kunngjorde Jeg dem for deg, så du ikke kunne si, 'Mitt idol gjorde dem; mitt utskårne bilde og mitt støpte metallbilde bestemte dem.'
B1930
så forkynte jeg dig det for lenge siden; før det kom, kunngjorde jeg det for dig, forat du ikke skulde si: Mitt gudebillede har gjort det, mitt utskårne billede og mitt støpte billede har styrt det så.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 48:3

    I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

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  • Luke 1:70

    As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

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  • Acts 15:18

    Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

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  • Jeremiah 44:15–18

    Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,

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  • Isaiah 46:10

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

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  • Isaiah 44:7

    And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

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  • Isaiah 42:8–9

    I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

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