Isaiah 48
1 God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinancy, revealed his prophecies.
9 He saves them for his own sake.
12 He exhorts them to obedience, because of his power and providence.
16 He laments their backwardness.
20 He powerfully delivers his people out of Babylon.
called <07121> [which are.]
<03318> [come.]
take oaths <07650> [which swear.]
invoke <02142> [make mention.]
honest <0571> [not in truth.]
live ....... trust <07121> [they call.]
trust ....... whose <05564> [and stay.]
Lord <03068> [The Lord.]
<05046> [declared.]
predictions <08085> [and I.]
know <01847> [I knew.]
stubborn <07186> [obstinate. Heb. hard.]
[and they.]
forehead <04696> [thy brow.]
beforehand <0227> [even.]
<06090> [Mine idol.]
heard ........... admit ..... say <08085> [hast heard.]
<05046> [and will.]
heard ........... admit ..... say <08085> [shewed.]
hear <08085> [thou heardest.]
told <0241> [thine ear.]
know ......... know <03045> [I knew.]
rebel <06586> [a transgressor.]
my reputation <08034> [my name's.]
hold back <0748> [defer.]
refined <06884> [I have refined.]
silver <03701> [with silver. or, for silver. I have chosen.]
act <06213> [mine own.]
defiled <02490> [for how.]
defiled <02490> [my name.]
{Shemi,} "my name," is supplied by one MS. and the LXX.
share <05414> [I will not.]
Listen <08085> [Hearken.]
Jacob <03290> [O Jacob.]
Three MSS. and two old editions add {avdi,} "my servant."
summoned <07121> [my called.]
beginning <07223> [I am he.]
hand ...... right hand <03027 03225> [hand.]
right hand <03225> [and.]
right hand spread <02946 03225> [my right hand hath spanned. or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out.]
summon <07121> [when.]
gather <06908> [assemble.]
announced <05046> [among them.]
Instead of {bahem,} "among them," thirty-five MSS. and two editions have {bachem,} "among you."
<03068> [The Lord.]
Rather, "He whom the Lord hath loved, will execute his will on Babylon:" that is, Cyrus.
carry out <06213> [he will do.]
spoken <01696> [I have not.]
sovereign Lord <03069 0136> [the Lord God.]
Lord ............. Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
teaches <03925> [which teacheth.]
who <01869> [which leadeth.]
only .... obeyed my <03863 07181> [that thou.]
prosperity <07965> [then had.]
descendants <02233> [seed.]
name <08034> [his name.]
Leave <03318> [ye forth.]
shout <06963> [with a voice.]
Leave ..................... earth <03318 07097> [utter it even.]
thirst <06770> [they thirsted.]
water ............... water <04325> [he caused.]
