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Selected Verse: Isaiah 48:1 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Isa 48:1 |
Strong Concordance |
Hear [08085] ye this, O house [01004] of Jacob [03290], which are called [07121] by the name [08034] of Israel [03478], and are come forth [03318] out of the waters [04325] of Judah [03063], which swear [07650] by the name [08034] of the LORD [03068], and make mention [02142] of the God [0430] of Israel [03478], but not in truth [0571], nor in righteousness [06666]. |
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King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
THE THINGS THAT BEFALL BABYLON JEHOVAH PREDICTED LONG BEFORE, LEST ISRAEL SHOULD ATTRIBUTE THEM, IN ITS "OBSTINATE" PERVERSITY, TO STRANGE GODS (Isa 48:1-5). (Isa. 48:1-22)
the waters of Judah--spring from the fountain of Judah (Num 24:7; Deu 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-- (Isa 19:18; Isa 45:23; Isa 65:16).
mention--in prayers and praises.
not in truth-- (Jer 5:2; Joh 4:24). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Hear 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 Isa 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 similar figure is used by Balaam in describing the vast increase of the Jews: Num. 34 'He shall pour the waters out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters.' So in Deu 33:28 : 'The fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine.' So Psa 68:26 :
Bless ye God in the congregations,
Jehovah, ye that are of the fountain of Israel.
Margin
The idea is, that Judah was the fountain, or origin of the people who were then exiled in Babylon. The ten tribes had revolted, and had been carried away, and the name of Benjamin had been absorbed in that of Judah, and this had become the common name of the nation. Perhaps Judah is mentioned here with honor as the fountain of the nation, because it was from him that the Messiah was to descend Gen 49:10 : and this mention of his name would serve to bring that promise to view, and would be an assurance that the nation would not be destroyed, nor the power finally depart until He should come.
Which swear by the name - Who worship Yahweh, and acknowledge him as the only true God (see the notes at Isa 19:18; Isa 45:23; compare Isa 48:1; Isa 65:16).
And make mention - That is, in your prayers and praises. You acknowledge him, and profess to worship him.
But not in truth - In a hypocritical manner; not in sincerity. Compare Jer 5:2 : 'And though they say, The Lord liveth, surely they swear falsely.' |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| This third portion of the trilogy (Isa 46:1-13, Isa 47:1-15, 48) stands in the same relation to Isa 47:1-15, as Isa 46:3. to Isa 46:1-2. The prophecy is addressed to the great body of the captives. "Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have flowed out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Jehovah, and extol the God of Israel, not in truth and not in righteousness! For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel, Jehovah of hosts His name." The summons to hear is based upon the Israelitish nationality of those who are summoned, to which they still cling, and upon the relation in which they place themselves to the God of Israel. This gives to Jehovah the right to turn to them, and imposes upon them the duty to hearken to Him. The blame, inserted by the way, points at the same time to the reason for the address which follows, and to the form which it necessarily assumes. "The house of Jacob" is not all Israel, as the following words clearly show, but, as in Isa 46:3, the house of Judah, which shared in the honourable name of Israel, but have flowed out of the waters, i.e., the source of Judah. The summons, therefore, is addressed to the Judaean exiles in Babylon, and that inasmuch as they swear by the name of Jehovah, and remember the God of Israel with praise (hizkı̄r b' as in Psa 20:8), though not in truth and not in righteousness (Kg1 3:6; Zac 8:8), i.e., without their state of mind (cf., Isa 38:3; Jer 32:41) or mode of action corresponding to their confession, so as to prove that it was sincerely and seriously meant. The praise bestowed upon the persons summoned, which is somewhat spoiled by this, is explained in Isa 48:2; they call themselves after the holy city (this title is applied to Jerusalem both here and in Isa 52:1, as well as in the books of Daniel and Nehemiah). We may easily supply here, that the holiness of the city laid an obligation upon its citizens to be holy in their character and conduct. They also relied upon the God of Israel, whose name is Jehovah Zebaoth; and therefore He would require of them the fullest confidence and deepest reverence. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Called - Who are Israelites in name, but not in truth. Are come - From the lineage of your progenitor, Judah, as waters flow from a fountain. Swear - Who profess the true religion; (one act of religion being put for all) and call themselves by his name. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Are 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 מני יהודה meni yehudah, or מיהודה meyhudah, "from Judah." - Secker. But see Michaelis in Praelect, not. 22. And we have עין יעקב eyn yaakob, "the fountain of Jacob," Deu 33:28, and ממקור ישראל mimmekor yishrael, "from the fountain of Israel," Psa 68:27. Twenty-seven MSS. of Kennicott's, six of De Rossi's and two of my own, with six editions, have מימי meymey, "from the days;" which makes no good sense. |
24 God [2316] is a Spirit [4151]: and [2532] they that worship [4352] him [846] must [1163] worship [4352] him in [1722] spirit [4151] and [2532] in truth [225].
2 And though they say [0559], The LORD [03068] liveth [02416]; surely they swear [07650] falsely [08267].
16 That he who blesseth [01288] himself in the earth [0776] shall bless [01288] himself in the God [0430] of truth [0543]; and he that sweareth [07650] in the earth [0776] shall swear [07650] by the God [0430] of truth [0543]; because the former [07223] troubles [06869] are forgotten [07911], and because they are hid [05641] from mine eyes [05869].
23 I have sworn [07650] by myself, the word [01697] is gone out [03318] of my mouth [06310] in righteousness [06666], and shall not return [07725], That unto me every knee [01290] shall bow [03766], every tongue [03956] shall swear [07650].
18 In that day [03117] shall five [02568] cities [05892] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] speak [01696] the language [08193] of Canaan [03667], and swear [07650] to the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; one [0259] shall be called [0559], The city [05892] of destruction [02041].
26 Bless [01288] ye God [0430] in the congregations [04721], even the Lord [0136], from the fountain [04726] of Israel [03478].
28 Israel [03478] then shall dwell [07931] in safety [0983] alone [0910]: the fountain [05869] of Jacob [03290] shall be upon a land [0776] of corn [01715] and wine [08492]; also his heavens [08064] shall drop down [06201] dew [02919].
7 He shall pour [05140] the water [04325] out [05140] of his buckets [01805], and his seed [02233] shall be in many [07227] waters [04325], and his king [04428] shall be higher [07311] than Agag [090], and his kingdom [04438] shall be exalted [05375].
1 Hear [08085] ye this, O house [01004] of Jacob [03290], which are called [07121] by the name [08034] of Israel [03478], and are come forth [03318] out of the waters [04325] of Judah [03063], which swear [07650] by the name [08034] of the LORD [03068], and make mention [02142] of the God [0430] of Israel [03478], but not in truth [0571], nor in righteousness [06666].
2 For they call [07121] themselves of the holy [06944] city [05892], and stay [05564] themselves upon the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; The LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] is his name [08034].
3 I have declared [05046] the former things [07223] from the beginning [0227]; and they went forth [03318] out of my mouth [06310], and I shewed [08085] them; I did [06213] them suddenly [06597], and they came to pass [0935].
4 Because I knew [01847] that thou art obstinate [07186], and thy neck [06203] is an iron [01270] sinew [01517], and thy brow [04696] brass [05154];
5 I have even from the beginning [0227] declared [05046] it to thee; before it came to pass [0935] I shewed [08085] it thee: lest thou shouldest say [0559], Mine idol [06090] hath done [06213] them, and my graven image [06459], and my molten image [05262], hath commanded [06680] them.
2 And though they say [0559], The LORD [03068] liveth [02416]; surely they swear [07650] falsely [08267].
16 That he who blesseth [01288] himself in the earth [0776] shall bless [01288] himself in the God [0430] of truth [0543]; and he that sweareth [07650] in the earth [0776] shall swear [07650] by the God [0430] of truth [0543]; because the former [07223] troubles [06869] are forgotten [07911], and because they are hid [05641] from mine eyes [05869].
1 Hear [08085] ye this, O house [01004] of Jacob [03290], which are called [07121] by the name [08034] of Israel [03478], and are come forth [03318] out of the waters [04325] of Judah [03063], which swear [07650] by the name [08034] of the LORD [03068], and make mention [02142] of the God [0430] of Israel [03478], but not in truth [0571], nor in righteousness [06666].
23 I have sworn [07650] by myself, the word [01697] is gone out [03318] of my mouth [06310] in righteousness [06666], and shall not return [07725], That unto me every knee [01290] shall bow [03766], every tongue [03956] shall swear [07650].
18 In that day [03117] shall five [02568] cities [05892] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714] speak [01696] the language [08193] of Canaan [03667], and swear [07650] to the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; one [0259] shall be called [0559], The city [05892] of destruction [02041].
10 The sceptre [07626] shall not depart [05493] from Judah [03063], nor a lawgiver [02710] from between his feet [07272], until [03588] Shiloh [07886] come [0935]; and unto him shall the gathering [03349] of the people [05971] be.
26 Bless [01288] ye God [0430] in the congregations [04721], even the Lord [0136], from the fountain [04726] of Israel [03478].
28 Israel [03478] then shall dwell [07931] in safety [0983] alone [0910]: the fountain [05869] of Jacob [03290] shall be upon a land [0776] of corn [01715] and wine [08492]; also his heavens [08064] shall drop down [06201] dew [02919].
1 But now thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] that created [01254] thee, O Jacob [03290], and he that formed [03335] thee, O Israel [03478], Fear [03372] not: for I have redeemed [01350] thee, I have called [07121] thee by thy name [08034]; thou art mine.
1 Awake [05782], awake [05782]; put on [03847] thy strength [05797], O Zion [06726]; put on [03847] thy beautiful [08597] garments [0899], O Jerusalem [03389], the holy [06944] city [05892]: for henceforth there shall no more [03254] come [0935] into thee the uncircumcised [06189] and the unclean [02931].
2 For they call [07121] themselves of the holy [06944] city [05892], and stay [05564] themselves upon the God [0430] of Israel [03478]; The LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] is his name [08034].
41 Yea, I will rejoice [07797] over them to do them good [02895], and I will plant [05193] them in this land [0776] assuredly [0571] with my whole heart [03820] and with my whole soul [05315].
3 And said [0559], Remember [02142] now, O LORD [03068], I beseech [0577] thee, how I have walked [01980] before [06440] thee in truth [0571] and with a perfect [08003] heart [03820], and have done [06213] that which is good [02896] in thy sight [05869]. And Hezekiah [02396] wept [01058] [01065] sore [01419].
8 And I will bring [0935] them, and they shall dwell [07931] in the midst [08432] of Jerusalem [03389]: and they shall be my people [05971], and I will be their God [0430], in truth [0571] and in righteousness [06666].
6 And Solomon [08010] said [0559], Thou hast shewed [06213] unto thy servant [05650] David [01732] my father [01] great [01419] mercy [02617], according as he walked [01980] before [06440] thee in truth [0571], and in righteousness [06666], and in uprightness [03483] of heart [03824] with thee; and thou hast kept [08104] for him this great [01419] kindness [02617], that thou hast given [05414] him a son [01121] to sit [03427] on his throne [03678], as it is this day [03117].
8 They are brought down [03766] and fallen [05307]: but we are risen [06965], and stand upright [05749].
3 Hearken [08085] unto me, O house [01004] of Jacob [03290], and all the remnant [07611] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478], which are borne [06006] by me from the belly [0990], which are carried [05375] from the womb [07356]:
1 Bel [01078] boweth down [03766], Nebo [05015] stoopeth [07164], their idols [06091] were upon the beasts [02416], and upon the cattle [0929]: your carriages [05385] were heavy loaden [06006]; they are a burden [04853] to the weary [05889] beast.
2 They stoop [07164], they bow down [03766] together [03162]; they could [03201] not deliver [04422] the burden [04853], but themselves [05315] are gone [01980] into captivity [07628].
3 Hearken [08085] unto me, O house [01004] of Jacob [03290], and all the remnant [07611] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478], which are borne [06006] by me from the belly [0990], which are carried [05375] from the womb [07356]:
1 Come down [03381], and sit [03427] in the dust [06083], O virgin [01330] daughter [01323] of Babylon [0894], sit [03427] on the ground [0776]: there is no throne [03678], O daughter [01323] of the Chaldeans [03778]: for thou shalt no more [03254] be called [07121] tender [07390] and delicate [06028].
2 Take [03947] the millstones [07347], and grind [02912] meal [07058]: uncover [01540] thy locks [06777], make bare [02834] the leg [07640], uncover [01540] the thigh [07785], pass over [05674] the rivers [05104].
3 Thy nakedness [06172] shall be uncovered [01540], yea, thy shame [02781] shall be seen [07200]: I will take [03947] vengeance [05359], and I will not meet [06293] thee as a man [0120].
4 As for our redeemer [01350], the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] is his name [08034], the Holy One [06918] of Israel [03478].
5 Sit [03427] thou silent [01748], and get [0935] thee into darkness [02822], O daughter [01323] of the Chaldeans [03778]: for thou shalt no more [03254] be called [07121], The lady [01404] of kingdoms [04467].
6 I was wroth [07107] with my people [05971], I have polluted [02490] mine inheritance [05159], and given [05414] them into thine hand [03027]: thou didst shew [07760] them no mercy [07356]; upon the ancient [02205] hast thou very [03966] heavily [03513] laid thy yoke [05923].
7 And thou saidst [0559], I shall be a lady [01404] for ever [05769]: so that thou didst not lay [07760] these things to thy heart [03820], neither didst remember [02142] the latter end [0319] of it.
8 Therefore hear [08085] now this, thou that art given to pleasures [05719], that dwellest [03427] carelessly [0983], that sayest [0559] in thine heart [03824], I am, and none else [0657] beside me; I shall not sit [03427] as a widow [0490], neither shall I know [03045] the loss of children [07908]:
9 But these two [08147] things shall come [0935] to thee in a moment [07281] in one [0259] day [03117], the loss of children [07908], and widowhood [0489]: they shall come [0935] upon thee in their perfection [08537] for the multitude [07230] of thy sorceries [03785], and for the great [03966] abundance [06109] of thine enchantments [02267].
10 For thou hast trusted [0982] in thy wickedness [07451]: thou hast said [0559], None seeth [07200] me. Thy wisdom [02451] and thy knowledge [01847], it hath perverted [07725] thee; and thou hast said [0559] in thine heart [03820], I am, and none else [0657] beside me.
11 Therefore shall evil [07451] come [0935] upon thee; thou shalt not know [03045] from whence it riseth [07837]: and mischief [01943] shall fall [05307] upon thee; thou shalt not be able [03201] to put it off [03722]: and desolation [07722] shall come [0935] upon thee suddenly [06597], which thou shalt not know [03045].
12 Stand [05975] now with thine enchantments [02267], and with the multitude [07230] of thy sorceries [03785], wherein [0834] thou hast laboured [03021] from thy youth [05271]; if so be thou shalt be able [03201] to profit [03276], if so be thou mayest prevail [06206].
13 Thou art wearied [03811] in the multitude [07230] of thy counsels [06098]. Let now the astrologers [01895] [08064], the stargazers [02374] [03556], the monthly [02320] prognosticators [03045], stand up [05975], and save [03467] thee from these things that shall come [0935] upon thee.
14 Behold, they shall be as stubble [07179]; the fire [0784] shall burn [08313] them; they shall not deliver [05337] themselves [05315] from the power [03027] of the flame [03852]: there shall not be a coal [01513] to warm [02552] at, nor fire [0217] to sit [03427] before it.
15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured [03021], even thy merchants [05503], from thy youth [05271]: they shall wander [08582] every one [0376] to his quarter [05676]; none shall save [03467] thee.
1 Come down [03381], and sit [03427] in the dust [06083], O virgin [01330] daughter [01323] of Babylon [0894], sit [03427] on the ground [0776]: there is no throne [03678], O daughter [01323] of the Chaldeans [03778]: for thou shalt no more [03254] be called [07121] tender [07390] and delicate [06028].
2 Take [03947] the millstones [07347], and grind [02912] meal [07058]: uncover [01540] thy locks [06777], make bare [02834] the leg [07640], uncover [01540] the thigh [07785], pass over [05674] the rivers [05104].
3 Thy nakedness [06172] shall be uncovered [01540], yea, thy shame [02781] shall be seen [07200]: I will take [03947] vengeance [05359], and I will not meet [06293] thee as a man [0120].
4 As for our redeemer [01350], the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635] is his name [08034], the Holy One [06918] of Israel [03478].
5 Sit [03427] thou silent [01748], and get [0935] thee into darkness [02822], O daughter [01323] of the Chaldeans [03778]: for thou shalt no more [03254] be called [07121], The lady [01404] of kingdoms [04467].
6 I was wroth [07107] with my people [05971], I have polluted [02490] mine inheritance [05159], and given [05414] them into thine hand [03027]: thou didst shew [07760] them no mercy [07356]; upon the ancient [02205] hast thou very [03966] heavily [03513] laid thy yoke [05923].
7 And thou saidst [0559], I shall be a lady [01404] for ever [05769]: so that thou didst not lay [07760] these things to thy heart [03820], neither didst remember [02142] the latter end [0319] of it.
8 Therefore hear [08085] now this, thou that art given to pleasures [05719], that dwellest [03427] carelessly [0983], that sayest [0559] in thine heart [03824], I am, and none else [0657] beside me; I shall not sit [03427] as a widow [0490], neither shall I know [03045] the loss of children [07908]:
9 But these two [08147] things shall come [0935] to thee in a moment [07281] in one [0259] day [03117], the loss of children [07908], and widowhood [0489]: they shall come [0935] upon thee in their perfection [08537] for the multitude [07230] of thy sorceries [03785], and for the great [03966] abundance [06109] of thine enchantments [02267].
10 For thou hast trusted [0982] in thy wickedness [07451]: thou hast said [0559], None seeth [07200] me. Thy wisdom [02451] and thy knowledge [01847], it hath perverted [07725] thee; and thou hast said [0559] in thine heart [03820], I am, and none else [0657] beside me.
11 Therefore shall evil [07451] come [0935] upon thee; thou shalt not know [03045] from whence it riseth [07837]: and mischief [01943] shall fall [05307] upon thee; thou shalt not be able [03201] to put it off [03722]: and desolation [07722] shall come [0935] upon thee suddenly [06597], which thou shalt not know [03045].
12 Stand [05975] now with thine enchantments [02267], and with the multitude [07230] of thy sorceries [03785], wherein [0834] thou hast laboured [03021] from thy youth [05271]; if so be thou shalt be able [03201] to profit [03276], if so be thou mayest prevail [06206].
13 Thou art wearied [03811] in the multitude [07230] of thy counsels [06098]. Let now the astrologers [01895] [08064], the stargazers [02374] [03556], the monthly [02320] prognosticators [03045], stand up [05975], and save [03467] thee from these things that shall come [0935] upon thee.
14 Behold, they shall be as stubble [07179]; the fire [0784] shall burn [08313] them; they shall not deliver [05337] themselves [05315] from the power [03027] of the flame [03852]: there shall not be a coal [01513] to warm [02552] at, nor fire [0217] to sit [03427] before it.
15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured [03021], even thy merchants [05503], from thy youth [05271]: they shall wander [08582] every one [0376] to his quarter [05676]; none shall save [03467] thee.
1 Bel [01078] boweth down [03766], Nebo [05015] stoopeth [07164], their idols [06091] were upon the beasts [02416], and upon the cattle [0929]: your carriages [05385] were heavy loaden [06006]; they are a burden [04853] to the weary [05889] beast.
2 They stoop [07164], they bow down [03766] together [03162]; they could [03201] not deliver [04422] the burden [04853], but themselves [05315] are gone [01980] into captivity [07628].
3 Hearken [08085] unto me, O house [01004] of Jacob [03290], and all the remnant [07611] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478], which are borne [06006] by me from the belly [0990], which are carried [05375] from the womb [07356]:
4 And even to your old age [02209] I am he; and even to hoar hairs [07872] will I carry [05445] you: I have made [06213], and I will bear [05375]; even I will carry [05445], and will deliver [04422] you.
5 To whom will ye liken [01819] me, and make me equal [07737], and compare [04911] me, that we may be like [01819]?
6 They lavish [02107] gold [02091] out of the bag [03599], and weigh [08254] silver [03701] in the balance [07070], and hire [07936] a goldsmith [06884]; and he maketh [06213] it a god [0410]: they fall down [05456], yea, they worship [07812].
7 They bear [05375] him upon the shoulder [03802], they carry [05445] him, and set him in his place [03240], and he standeth [05975]; from his place [04725] shall he not remove [04185]: yea, one shall cry [06817] unto him, yet can he not answer [06030], nor save [03467] him out of his trouble [06869].
8 Remember [02142] this, and shew yourselves men [0377]: bring it again [07725] to mind [03820], O ye transgressors [06586].
9 Remember [02142] the former things [07223] of old [05769]: for I am God [0410], and there is none else; I am God [0430], and there is none [0657] like [03644] me,
10 Declaring [05046] the end [0319] from the beginning [07225], and from ancient times [06924] the things that are not yet done [06213], saying [0559], My counsel [06098] shall stand [06965], and I will do [06213] all my pleasure [02656]:
11 Calling [07121] a ravenous bird [05861] from the east [04217], the man [0376] that executeth my counsel [06098] from a far [04801] country [0776]: yea, I have spoken [01696] it, I will also bring [0935] it to pass; I have purposed [03335] it, I will also do [06213] it.
12 Hearken [08085] unto me, ye stouthearted [047] [03820], that are far from [07350] righteousness [06666]:
13 I bring near [07126] my righteousness [06666]; it shall not be far off [07368], and my salvation [08668] shall not tarry [0309]: and I will place [05414] salvation [08668] in Zion [06726] for Israel [03478] my glory [08597].
27 There is little [06810] Benjamin [01144] with their ruler [07287], the princes [08269] of Judah [03063] and their council [07277], the princes [08269] of Zebulun [02074], and the princes [08269] of Naphtali [05321].
28 Israel [03478] then shall dwell [07931] in safety [0983] alone [0910]: the fountain [05869] of Jacob [03290] shall be upon a land [0776] of corn [01715] and wine [08492]; also his heavens [08064] shall drop down [06201] dew [02919].