Isaiah 48 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Heare yee this, O house of Iaakob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come out of the waters of Iudah: which sweare by the Name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousnesse. Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right. “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—
2 For they are called of the holy citie, & staie themselues vpon the God of Israel, whose Name is the Lord of hostes. For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name. you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and claim to rely on the God of Israel— the LORD Almighty is his name:
3 I haue declared ye former things of old, and they went out of my mouth, & I shewed them: I did them suddenly, and they came to passe. “The former things I declared of old; they went out from my mouth, and I announced them; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. I foretold the former things long ago, my mouth announced them and I made them known; then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.
4 Because I knewe, that thou art obstinate, & thy necke is an yron sinew, & thy brow brasse, Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass, For I knew how stubborn you were; your neck muscles were iron, your forehead was bronze.
5 Therefore I haue declared it to thee of old: before it came to passe, I shewed it thee, lest thou shouldest say, Mine idole hath done them, and my carued image, and my molten image hath commanded them. I declared them to you from of old, before they came to pass I announced them to you, lest you should say, ‘My idol did them, my carved image and my metal image commanded them.’ Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced them to you so that you could not say, ‘My images brought them about; my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’
6 Thou hast heard, behold all this, & wil not yee declare it? I haue shewed thee newe things, euen now, & hid things, which thou knewest not. “You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forth I announce to you new things, hidden things that you have not known. You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you.
7 They are created now, and not of olde, and euen before this thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldest say, Beholde, I knewe them. They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’ 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.’
8 Yet thou heardest them not, neither diddest know them, neither yet was thine eare opened of olde: for I knewe that thou wouldest grieuously transgresse: therefore haue I called thee a transgressour from the wombe. You have never heard, you have never known, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and that from before birth you were called a rebel. You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.
9 For my Names sake will I defer my wrath, and for my praise will I refraine it from thee, that I cut thee not off. “For my name’s sake I defer my anger; for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off. For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.
10 Behold, I haue fined thee, but not as siluer: I haue chosen thee in the fornace of affliction. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction. See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
11 For mine owne sake, for mine owne sake wil I doe it: for how should my Name be polluted? surely I wil not giue my glory vnto another. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another. For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another.
12 Heare me, O Iaakob and Israel, my called, I am, I am the first, and I am the last. “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am he; I am the first, and I am the last. “Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last.
13 Surely mine hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heaues: when I cal them, they stand vp together. My hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together. My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they all stand up together.
14 All you, assemble your selues, and heare: which among them hath declared these thinges? The Lorde hath loued him: he wil doe his will in Babel, and his arme shalbe against the Chaldeans. “Assemble, all of you, and listen! Who among them has declared these things? The LORD loves him; he shall perform his purpose on Babylon, and his arm shall be against the Chaldeans. “Come together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out his purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Babylonians.
15 I, euen I haue spoken it, and I haue called him: I haue brought him, and his way shal prosper. I, even I, have spoken and called him; I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way. I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I will bring him, and he will succeed in his mission.
16 Come neere vnto me: heare ye this: I haue not spoken it in secret from the beginning: from the time that the thing was, I was there, and now the Lord God and his Spirit hath sent me. Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit. “Come near me and listen to this: “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; at the time it happens, I am there.” And now the Sovereign LORD has sent me, endowed with his Spirit.
17 Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer, the Holy one of Israel, I am the Lorde thy God, which teach thee to profite, and lead thee by the way, that thou shouldest goe. Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go. This is what the LORD says— your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.
18 Oh that thou haddest hearkened to my commaundements! then had thy prosperitie bene as the floude, and thy righteousnesse as the waues of the sea. Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea; If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea.
19 Thy seede also had beene as the sande, and the fruite of thy body like the grauell thereof: his name should not haue bene cut off nor destroied before me. your offspring would have been like the sand, and your descendants like its grains; their name would never be cut off or destroyed from before me.” Your descendants would have been like the sand, your children like its numberless grains; their name would never be blotted out nor destroyed from before me.”
20 Goe yee out of Babel: flee yee from the Chaldeans, with a voice of ioy: tel and declare this: shewe it foorth to the ende of the earth: say yee, The Lord hath redeemed his seruant Iaakob. Go out from Babylon, flee from Chaldea, declare this with a shout of joy, proclaim it, send it out to the end of the earth; say, “The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!” Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth; say, “The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob.”
21 And they were not thirstie: hee led them through the wildernesse: hee caused the waters to flowe out of the rocke for them: for he claue the rocke, and the water gushed out. They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and the water gushed out. They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow for them from the rock; he split the rock and water gushed out.
22 There is no peace, sayeth the Lorde, vnto the wicked. “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.” “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
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