Isaiah 48:2

Translations

Modern

…who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

Traditional

For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.

Literal

Indeed, they have been called from the city of holiness, and upon the God of Israel they have leaned—YHWH of Hosts is His name.

Latin

De civitate enim sancta vocati sunt, et super Deum Israël constabiliti sunt: Dominus exercituum nomen ejus.

Original

Hebrew

English

…who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

Notes

Isaiah 48:1–2

Israel was religious but not truly committed to the Lord.

Isaiah 48:1–11

This prophecy is a disputation, a speech in which the prophet argues a set of points against his audience.

Isaiah 48:1–22

The Lord urges Israel to abandon its long history of rebellion and pay attention to his words. In Hebrew, the word for listening often means the same as obeying or acting on what is heard.

Isaiah 47:1–48:22

We can draw two conclusions from the earlier evidence that the Lord alone is God:

Babylon's great pride is foolish (Isaiah 47:1–15);
Israel should listen to the word of the Lord (Isaiah 48:1–22).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
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Isaiah 10:20
On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
Romans 2:17
Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
Jeremiah 21:2
“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”
Matthew 27:53
After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
Isaiah 64:10–11
Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.
John 8:40–41
But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
Matthew 4:5
Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
Jeremiah 10:16
The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Psalm 87:3
Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
Jeremiah 7:4–11
Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Church Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature

Topics

Hypocrisy: General Scriptures Concerning Jerusalem: Called: Holy City

Isaiah 48:2

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