Isaiah 48 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 48:1
KJVHear 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.
WEB“Hear this, house of Jacob,
YLTHear 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.
Isaiah 48:2
KJVFor they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.
WEB(for they call themselves citizens of the holy city,
YLTFor from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts [is] His name.
Isaiah 48:3
KJVI 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.
WEBI have declared the former things from of old;
YLTThe 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.
Isaiah 48:4
KJVBecause I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
WEBBecause I knew that you are obstinate,
YLTFrom my knowing that thou art obstinate, And a sinew of iron thy neck, And thy forehead brass,
Isaiah 48:5
KJVI 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.
WEBtherefore I have declared it to you from of old;
YLTAnd 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.
Isaiah 48:6
KJVThou 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.
WEBYou have heard it;
YLTThou 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.
Isaiah 48:7
KJVThey 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.
WEBThey are created now, and not from of old;
YLTNow 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.'
Isaiah 48:8
KJVYea, 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.
WEBYes, you didn’t hear;
YLTYea, 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.
Isaiah 48:9
KJVFor my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
WEBFor my name’s sake, I will defer my anger,
YLTFor My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.
Isaiah 48:10
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Isaiah 48:11
KJVFor 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.
WEBFor my own sake,
YLTFor My sake, for Mine own sake, I do [it], For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not.
Isaiah 48:12
KJVHearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
WEB“Listen to me, O Jacob,
YLTHearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;
Isaiah 48:13
KJVMine 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.
WEBYes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth,
YLTAlso, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together.
Isaiah 48:14
KJVAll 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.
WEB“Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear;
YLTBe 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.
Isaiah 48:15
KJVI, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
WEBI, even I, have spoken;
YLTI -- I have spoken, yea, I have called him, I have brought him in, And he hath made prosperous his way.
Isaiah 48:16
KJVCome 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.
WEB“Come near to me and hear this:
YLTCome 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.
Isaiah 48:17
KJVThus 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.
WEBYahweh,
YLTThus 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.
Isaiah 48:18
KJVO that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
WEBOh that you had listened to my commandments!
YLTO that thou hadst attended to My commands, Then as a river is thy peace, And thy righteousness as billows of the sea,
Isaiah 48:19
KJVThy 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.
WEBYour offspring also would have been as the sand,
YLTAnd as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.
Isaiah 48:20
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Isaiah 48:21
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThey didn’t thirst when he led them through the deserts.
YLTAnd 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.
Isaiah 48:22
KJVThere is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.
WEB“There is no peace”, says Yahweh, “for the wicked.”
YLTThere is no peace, said Jehovah, to the wicked!
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