Isaiah 48

YHWH rebukes the house of Jacob/Israel for their stubbornness, obstinacy, and hypocrisy despite invoking His name, affirming His foreknowledge and sovereignty to prevent idol attribution, and declaring He has refined them in the furnace of affliction for His own glory.[1][2][3] He promises deliverance from Babylon through His chosen ally, calls them to listen and obey for prosperity like a river, and warns there is no peace for the wicked.[1][2][3]

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Interlinear Text

Hear Hear and heed, you all this this (feminine singular) house house of Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) who are called the called ones by the name in the name of of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God and from the waters and from the waters of of Judah Praised-One have come forth they went forth who swear the men who bind themselves by oath by the name in the name of of YHWH the Being One and by the God and by the mighty ones of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God invoke they will cause to remember not not in truth and faithfulness nor and not in righteousness in rightness
Verse 1 שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear Hear and heed, you all HVqv2mp זֹ֣את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this (feminine singular) HPdxfs בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יַעֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) HNp הַ/נִּקְרָאִים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 haniqeraim who are called the called ones HTd/VNrmpa בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem by the name in the name of HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וּ/מִ/מֵּ֥י 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤉 umimey Amanzi (Zulu) and from the waters and from the waters of HC/R/Ncmpc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp יָצָ֑אוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 yatsau have come forth they went forth HVqp3cp הַֽ/נִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 hanishebaim who swear the men who bind themselves by oath HTd/VNrmpa בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem-2 by the name in the name of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וּ/בֵ/אלֹהֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 uvelohey Mulimu (Lozi) and by the God and by the mighty ones HC/R/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ 𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤉𐤓𐤅 yazekiru invoke they will cause to remember HVhi3mp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn בֶ/אֱמֶ֖ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤕 veemet in truth and faithfulness HR/Ncfsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn בִ/צְדָקָֽה 𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 vitsedaqah in righteousness in rightness HR/Ncfsa
and-I-declared and I made known openly to-you — from-then from that time before in not-yet (time) it-comes you shall cause to enter I-caused-you-to-hear I caused you to hear lest lest (in turning-aside) you-say you will cause-to-say my-idol he pained me did-them causing-them-to-be-made and-my-carved-image and my carved-idol and-my-molten-image and my cast-image commanded-them he strictly charged them
Verse 5 וָ/אַגִּ֤יד 𐤅/𐤀𐤂𐤉𐤃 vaagid and-I-declared and I made known openly HC/Vhw1cs לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to-you HR/Sp2ms מֵ/אָ֔ז 𐤌/𐤀𐤆 meaz from-then from that time HR/D בְּ/טֶ֥רֶם 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before in not-yet (time) HR/D תָּב֖וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo it-comes you shall cause to enter HVqi3fs הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑י/ךָ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 hishemaetikha I-caused-you-to-hear I caused you to hear HVhp1cs/Sp2ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest (in turning-aside) HC תֹּאמַר֙ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you-say you will cause-to-say HVqi2ms עָצְבִּ֣/י 𐤏𐤑𐤁/𐤉 atsebi my-idol he pained me HNcmsc/Sp1cs עָשָׂ֔/ם 𐤏𐤔/𐤌 asam did-them causing-them-to-be-made HVqp3ms/Sp3mp וּ/פִסְלִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤐𐤎𐤋/𐤉 ufiseli and-my-carved-image and my carved-idol HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/נִסְכִּ֖/י 𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤊/𐤉 veniseki and-my-molten-image and my cast-image HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs צִוָּֽ/ם 𐤑𐤅/𐤌 tsivam commanded-them he strictly charged them HVpp3ms/Sp3mp
also also not not you-have-heard you have heeded also also not not you-have-known you (masculine) have known also also from-then from that time not not it-has-been-opened she-has-been-opened-wide your-ear your ear for for (as reason or ground) I-knew I have known treacherously he dealt faithlessly you-would-deal-treacherously you will act treacherously and-transgressor and a break-away one from-womb from the womb called he who calls out you —
Verse 8 גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 shamaeta you-have-heard you have heeded HVqp2ms גַּ֚ם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HTa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יָדַ֔עְתָּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 yadaeta you-have-known you (masculine) have known HVqp2ms גַּ֕ם 𐤂𐤌 gam-3 also also HTa מֵ/אָ֖ז 𐤌/𐤀𐤆 meaz from-then from that time HR/D לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn פִתְּחָ֣ה 𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤄 fitechah it-has-been-opened she-has-been-opened-wide HVpp3fs אָזְנֶ֑/ךָ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your-ear your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I-knew I have known HVqp1cs בָּג֣וֹד 𐤁𐤂𐤅𐤃 bagod treacherously he dealt faithlessly HVqa תִּבְגּ֔וֹד 𐤕𐤁𐤂𐤅𐤃 tivegod you-would-deal-treacherously you will act treacherously HVqi2ms וּ/פֹשֵׁ֥עַ 𐤅/𐤐𐤔𐤏 ufoshea and-transgressor and a break-away one HC/Vqrmsa מִ/בֶּ֖טֶן 𐤌/𐤁𐤈𐤍 mibeten from-womb from the womb HR/Ncfsa קֹ֥רָא 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qora called he who calls out HVPp3ms לָֽ/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe you HR/Sp2fs
Assemble yourselves Gather yourselves together, you men all of you your whole selves and listen and hear attentively, you (masculine plural) Who who? among them — has declared he made known [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) these things these (ones) YHWH the Being One loves him he loved him he will do causes-him-to-do his pleasure his delight on Babylon in Babel (Confusion) and his arm and his outstretched arm the Chaldeans Kasdites
Verse 14 הִקָּבְצ֤וּ 𐤄𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 hiqavetsu Assemble yourselves Gather yourselves together, you men HVNv2mp כֻלְּ/כֶם֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤊𐤌 khulekhem all of you your whole selves HNcmsc/Sp2mp וּֽ/שֲׁמָ֔עוּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 ushamau and listen and hear attentively, you (masculine plural) HC/Vqv2mp מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi בָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem among them HR/Sp3mp הִגִּ֣יד 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 higid has declared he made known HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these things these (ones) HPdxcp יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֲהֵב֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤅 ahevo loves him he loved him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he will do causes-him-to-do HVqi3ms חֶפְצ/וֹ֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤑/𐤅 chefetso his pleasure his delight HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/בָבֶ֔ל 𐤁/𐤁𐤁𐤋 bevavel on Babylon in Babel (Confusion) HR/Np וּ/זְרֹע֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 uzeroo and his arm and his outstretched arm HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms כַּשְׂדִּֽים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim the Chaldeans Kasdites HNp
Come near Draw near, you men! to me to me listen Hear and heed, you all to this this (feminine singular) not not from the beginning from the head/beginning in secret in the hidden-place I have spoken I have declared from the time from-near of its being her causing-to-be there there (in that place) I I (myself) and now and now (at this time) YHWH my Lords YHWH He-Is has sent me he has sent me forth and his Spirit and his spirit-breath
Verse 16 קִרְב֧וּ 𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤅 qirevu Come near Draw near, you men! HVqv2mp אֵלַ֣/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu listen Hear and heed, you all HVqv2mp זֹ֗את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot to this this (feminine singular) HPdxfs לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn מֵ/רֹאשׁ֙ 𐤌/𐤓𐤀𐤔 merosh from the beginning from the head/beginning HR/Ncmsa בַּ/סֵּ֣תֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓 baseter in secret in the hidden-place HRd/Ncmsa דִּבַּ֔רְתִּי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I have spoken I have declared HVpp1cs מֵ/עֵ֥ת 𐤌/𐤏𐤕 meet from the time from-near HR/Ncbsc הֱיוֹתָ֖/הּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤄 heyotah of its being her causing-to-be HVqc/Sp3fs שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there there (in that place) HD אָ֑נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and now and now (at this time) HC/D אֲדֹנָ֧/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay YHWH my Lords HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih YHWH He-Is HNp שְׁלָחַ֖/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shelachani has sent me he has sent me forth HVqp3ms/Sp1cs וְ/רוּחֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤅 verucho Roho (Swahili) and his Spirit and his spirit-breath HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
Thus like-this says he has caused-to-say YHWH the Being One your Redeemer your kinsman-redeemer Holy One set-apart one of of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God I I (myself) YHWH the Being One your God your gods who teaches you the one training you to profit to cause benefit who leads you the one causing you to tread in the way in the trodden path you should go you will walk
Verse 17 כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD אָמַ֧ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp גֹּאַלְ/ךָ֖ 𐤂𐤀𐤋/𐤊 goalekha your Redeemer your kinsman-redeemer HVqrmsc/Sp2ms קְד֣וֹשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 qedosh Holy One set-apart one of HAamsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp אֲנִ֨י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms מְלַמֶּדְ/ךָ֣ 𐤌𐤋𐤌𐤃/𐤊 melamedekha who teaches you the one training you HVprmsc/Sp2ms לְ/הוֹעִ֔יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤋 lehoil to profit to cause benefit HR/Vhc מַדְרִֽיכֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤃𐤓𐤉𐤊/𐤊 maderikhakha who leads you the one causing you to tread HVhrmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/דֶ֥רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in the way in the trodden path HR/Ncbsa תֵּלֵֽךְ 𐤕𐤋𐤊 telekhe you should go you will walk HVqi2ms
Go out Go out, you men from Babylon from Babel (Confusion) flee Bolt away, you men! from the Chaldeans from the Kasdites with a voice by a voice of singing a ringing-cry declare Make it known, you men! proclaim Cause-to-hear! this this (feminine singular) send it out you (men) caused her to go out to up to the boundary of the end extremity-of of the earth the firm-standing land say you (masculine plural) say has redeemed Loathing (masculine personal name) YHWH the Being One his servant his serving-man Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob)
Verse 20 צְא֣וּ 𐤑𐤀𐤅 tseu Go out Go out, you men HVqv2mp מִ/בָּבֶל֮ 𐤌/𐤁𐤁𐤋 mibavel from Babylon from Babel (Confusion) HR/Np בִּרְח֣וּ 𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤅 birechu flee Bolt away, you men! HVqv2mp מִ/כַּשְׂדִּים֒ 𐤌/𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 mikasedim from the Chaldeans from the Kasdites HR/Np בְּ/ק֣וֹל 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol with a voice by a voice HR/Ncmsc רִנָּ֗ה 𐤓𐤍𐤄 rinah of singing a ringing-cry HNcfsa הַגִּ֤ידוּ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 hagidu declare Make it known, you men! HVhv2mp הַשְׁמִ֨יעוּ֙ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤅 hashemiu proclaim Cause-to-hear! HVhv2mp זֹ֔את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this (feminine singular) HPdxfs הוֹצִיא֖וּ/הָ 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤄 hotsiuha send it out you (men) caused her to go out HVhv2mp/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to the boundary of HR קְצֵ֣ה 𐤒𐤑𐤄 qetseh the end extremity-of HNcbsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa אִמְר֕וּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 imeru say you (masculine plural) say HVqv2mp גָּאַ֥ל 𐤂𐤀𐤋 gaal has redeemed Loathing (masculine personal name) HVqp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp עַבְדּ֥/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avedo his servant his serving-man HNcmsc/Sp3ms יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) HNp
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