Isaiah 48 Parallel Bible Translations

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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— 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 call themselves citizens of the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name. 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 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. “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 knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow bronze; 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 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.’ 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 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. “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 from of old. Before today, you didn’t hear them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew 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 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. 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 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. “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 have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace 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 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. 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 “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he. I am the first. I am also 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 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. 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 “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. “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, even I, have spoken. Yes, I have called him. I have brought him and he shall make his way prosperous. 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 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. 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 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. 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 you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves 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 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.” 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 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing announce this, tell it even to the end of the earth; say, “Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob!” 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 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. 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”, says Yahweh, “for 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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