Isaiah 48:7 They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, 'Yes, I knew of them.'

◄ Isaiah 48:7 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, 'Yes, I knew of them.'

English Standard Version
They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’

New American Standard Bible
"They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, So that you will not say, 'Behold, I knew them.'

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They have been created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today, so you could not claim, 'I already knew them!'

International Standard Version
They are created now, and not long ago; you didn't hear them before today, so you cannot say, 'Yes, I knew them.'

American Standard Version
They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They are created now, and not of old: and before the day, when thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldst say: Behold I knew them.

Darby Bible Translation
they are created now, and not long ago; and before this day thou hast not heard them, lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

Young's Literal Translation
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.'

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

48:1-8 The Jews valued themselves on descent from Jacob, and used the name of Jehovah as their God. They prided themselves respecting Jerusalem and the temple, yet there was no holiness in their lives. If we are not sincere in religion, we do but take the name of the Lord in vain. By prophecy they were shown how God would deal with them, long before it came to pass. God has said and done enough to prevent men's boasting of themselves, which makes the sin and ruin of the proud worse; sooner or later every mouth shall be stopped, and all become silent before Him. We are all born children of disobedience. Where original sin is, actual sin will follow. Does not the conscience of every man witness to the truth of Scripture? May the Lord prove us, and render us doers of the word.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

7. Not like natural results from existing causes, the events when they took place were like acts of creative power, such as had never before been "from the beginning."

even before the day when—rather [Maurer], "And before the day (of their occurrence) thou hast not heard of them"; that is, by any human acuteness; they are only heard of by the present inspired announcement.