Previous Chapter Full Page Full Page Next Chapter

Isaiah 48 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

Israel’s Obstinacy

Isa 48:1

“Hear this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel

And who come from the [fn]seed of Judah,

You who swear [allegiance] by the name of the LORD

And invoke the God of Israel,

But not in truth (sincerity) nor in righteousness [with moral and spiritual integrity].

Isa 48:2

“For they call themselves [citizens of Jerusalem] after the holy city

And depend on the God of Israel;

The LORD of hosts is His name.

Isa 48:3

“I have declared the former things [which happened to Israel] in times past;

They went forth from My mouth and I proclaimed them;

Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

Isa 48:4

“Because I know that you are obstinate,

And your neck is an iron tendon

And your brow is bronze [both unyielding],

Isa 48:5

I have declared them to you long ago;

Before they came to pass I announced them to you,

So that you could not say, ‘My idol has done them,

And my carved image and my cast image have commanded them.’

Isa 48:6

“You have heard [these things foretold]; look at all this [that has been fulfilled].

And you, will you not declare it?

I proclaim to you [specific] new things from this time,

Even [fn]hidden things which you have not known.

Isa 48:7

“They are created now [called into being by the prophetic word] and not long ago;

And before today you have not heard of them,

So that you will not say, ‘Oh yes! I knew them.’

Isa 48:8

“You have not heard, you have not known;

Even from long ago your ear has not been open.

For I [the LORD] knew that you [Israel] would act very treacherously;

You have been called a transgressor and a rebel from birth.

Isa 48:9

“For the sake of My Name I refrain from My wrath,

And for My praise I restrain Myself from you,

So that I do not cut you off.

Isa 48:10

“Indeed, I have refined you, but not as [fn]silver;

I have tested and chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

Isa 48:11

“For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it [I refrain and do not completely destroy you];

For how can My Name be defiled and profaned [as it would if My chosen people were completely destroyed]?

And I will not give My glory to another [by permitting the worshipers of idols to triumph over you].

End of Captivity Promised

Isa 48:12

“Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called;

I am He, I am the First, I am the Last.

Isa 48:13

“My hand founded and established the earth,

And My right hand spread out the heavens;

When I call to them, they stand together [in obedience to carry out My decrees].

Isa 48:14

“Assemble, all of you, and listen!

Who among them [the idols and Chaldean astrologers] has declared these things?

The LORD loves him (Cyrus of Persia); he will do His pleasure and purpose against Babylon,

And his arm will be against the Chaldeans [who reign in Babylon].

Isa 48:15

“I, even I, have spoken; indeed, I have called Cyrus;

I have brought him, and will make his way successful.

Isa 48:16

“Come near to Me, listen to this:

From the beginning I have not spoken in secret,

From the time that it happened, I was there.

And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, and His [Holy] Spirit.”

Isa 48:17

This is what the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says,

“I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit (benefit),

Who leads you in the way that you should go.

Isa 48:18

“Oh, that you had paid attention to My commandments!

Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a [flowing] river,

And your righteousness [the holiness and purity of the nation] like the [abundant] waves of the sea.

Isa 48:19

“Your offspring would have been like the sand,

And your descendants [in number] like the grains of sand;

Their name would never be cut off or destroyed from My presence.”

Isa 48:20

Get out of Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans [who reign there]!

Declare with a voice of jubilation, proclaim this,

Send it out to the end of the earth;

Say, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob.”

Isa 48:21

They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts.

He made the waters flow out of the rock for them;

He split the rock and the waters flowed.

Isa 48:22

“There is no peace for the wicked,” says the LORD.

AMP Footnotes
Lit waters.
Lit protected.
The melting of silver requires a relatively low heat.
Translation Copyright Logo

Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015 by

The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631 All rights reserved.

For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

Isaiah Chapter 48 — Additional Translations: