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World English Bible

Isaiah 48 (WEBP)

[1] “Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by Yahweh’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness—
[2] for they call themselves citizens of the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name.
[3] I have declared the former things from of old. Yes, they went out of my mouth, and I revealed them. I did them suddenly, and they happened.
[4] Because I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow bronze;
[5] 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.’
[6] You have heard it. Now see all this. And you, won’t you declare it? “I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known.
[7] They are created now, and not from of old. Before today, you didn’t hear them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’
[8] 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.
[9] For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise, I hold it back for you so that I don’t cut you off.
[10] Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
[11] For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.
[12] “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he. I am the first. I am also the last.
[13] Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. when I call to them, they stand up together.
[14] “Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear! Who among them has declared these things? He whom Yahweh loves will do what he likes to Babylon, and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.
[15] I, even I, have spoken. Yes, I have called him. I have brought him and he shall make his way prosperous.
[16] “Come near to me and hear this: “From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it happened, I was there.” Now the Lord Yahweh has sent me with his Spirit.
[17] Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.
[18] Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
[19] Your offspring also would have been as the sand and the descendants of your body like its grains. His name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.”
[20] Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With the sound of joyful shouting announce this, tell it even to the end of the earth; say, “Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob!”
[21] They didn’t thirst when he led them through the deserts. He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them. He also split the rock and the waters gushed out.
[22] “There is no peace”, says Yahweh, “for the wicked.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 48 (KJVS)

[1] 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 .
[2] For they call () themselves of the holy city , and stay () themselves upon the God of Israel ; The LORD of hosts [is] his name .
[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 ;
[5] 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.
[8] 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 .
[11] For mine own sake, [even] for mine own sake, will I do () [it]: for how should [my name] be polluted ()? and I will not give () my glory unto another .
[12] Hearken () unto me, O Jacob and Israel , my called (); I [am] he; I [am] the first , I also [am] the last .
[13] Mine hand also hath laid the foundation () of the earth , and my right hand hath spanned () the heavens : [when] I call () unto them, they stand up () together .
[14] All ye, assemble () yourselves, and hear (); which among them hath declared () these [things]? The LORD hath loved () him: he will do () his pleasure on Babylon , and his arm [shall be on] the Chaldeans .
[15] I, [even] I, have spoken (); yea, I have called () him: I have brought () him, and he shall make his way prosperous ().
[16] Come () ye near () unto me, hear () ye this; I have not spoken () in secret from the beginning ; from the time that it was, there [am] I: and now the Lord GOD , and his Spirit , hath sent () me.
[17] Thus saith () the LORD , thy Redeemer (), the Holy One of Israel ; I [am] the LORD thy God which teacheth () thee to profit (), which leadeth () thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go ().
[18] O that thou hadst hearkened () to my commandments ! then had thy peace been as a river , and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea :
[19] Thy seed also had been as the sand , and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off () nor destroyed () from before me.
[20] Go ye forth () of Babylon , flee () ye from the Chaldeans , with a voice of singing declare () ye, tell () this, utter () it [even] to the end of the earth ; say () ye, The LORD hath redeemed () his servant Jacob .
[21] And they thirsted () not [when] he led () them through the deserts : he caused the waters to flow () out of the rock for them: he clave () the rock also, and the waters gushed out ().
[22] [There is] no peace , saith () the LORD , unto the wicked .

Young’s Literal Translation

Isaiah 48 (YLT)

[1] Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness.
[2] For from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.
[3] The former things from that time I declared, And from my mouth they have gone forth, And I proclaim them, Suddenly I have done, and it cometh.
[4] From my knowing that thou art obstinate, And a sinew of iron thy neck, And thy forehead brass,
[5] And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, ‘Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.
[6] Thou hast heard, see the whole of it, And ye, do ye not declare? I have caused thee to hear new things from this time, And things reserved that ye knew not.
[7] Now they have been produced and not from that time, Yea, before the day, and thou hast not heard them, Lest thou say, ‘Lo, I have known them.’
[8] Yea, thou hast not heard, Yea, thou hast not known, Yea, from that time not opened hath thine ear, For I have known thou dealest treacherously, And ‘Transgressor from the belly,’ One is crying to thee.
[9] For My name’s sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.
[10] Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.
[11] For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do it, For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not.
[12] Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I am He, I am first, and I am last;
[13] Also, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together.
[14] Be gathered all of you, and hear, Who among them did declare these things? Jehovah hath loved him, He doth His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm is on the Chaldeans.
[15] I-I have spoken, yea, I have called him, I have brought him in, And he hath made prosperous his way.
[16] Come ye near unto me, hear this, Not from the beginning in secret spake I, From the time of its being, there am I, And now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and His Spirit.
[17] Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, ‘I am Jehovah thy God, teaching thee to profit, Causing thee to tread in the way thou goest.
[18] O that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,
[19] And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.
[20] Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, With a voice of singing declare, Cause ye this to be heard, Bring it forth unto the end of the earth, Say, Redeemed hath Jehovah His servant Jacob.
[21] And they have not thirsted in waste places, He hath caused them to go on, Waters from a rock he hath caused to flow to them, Yea, he cleaveth a rock, and flow do waters.
[22] There is no peace, said Jehovah, to the wicked!