Isaiah 48:8
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.
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.
9 For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
- 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.
- WEB
- Yes, you didn’t hear. Yes, you didn’t know. Yes, from of old your ear was not opened, for I knew that you dealt very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb.
- ASV
- Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
- DARBY
- Yea, thou heardest not, yea, thou knewest not, yea, from of old thine ear was not opened; for I knew that thou wouldest ever deal treacherously, and thou wast called a transgressor from the womb.
- BLB
- Indeed, you have not heard; indeed you have not known; even from [long] ago your ear was not opened; for I knew [that] you would be utterly treacherous,, and ‘one rebelling from the womb’ is it called out for you.
- ÅB
- Du har ikke hørt det eller fått det å vite, heller ikke er ditt øre for lenge siden blitt åpnet; for jeg visste at du er troløs og er blitt kalt en overtreder fra mors liv av.
- OTB
- Du har verken hørt eller forstått; fra gammelt av har ditt øre ikke vært åpent. Jeg visste at du ville handle meget svikefullt; du har blitt kalt en opprører fra fødselen av.
- B1930
- Du har ikke hørt det eller fått det å vite, heller ikke er ditt øre for lenge siden blitt oplatt; for jeg visste at du er troløs og er blitt kalt en overtreder fra mors liv av.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Read in contextHosea 5:7
They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.
Read in contextJohn 12:39–40
Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
Read in contextMalachi 2:11
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Read in contextJeremiah 6:10
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:3–5
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.
Read in contextMatthew 13:13–15
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Read in contextIsaiah 42:19–20
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’s servant?
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