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Keep it in mind! Remember this, you guilty ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/46.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/46.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring <i>it</i> again to mind, O ye transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/46.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Remember this, and show yourselves men; Recall to mind, O you transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/46.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you wrongdoers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/46.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Remember this, and be assured; Recall it to mind, you transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/46.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Remember this, and be assured; Cause it to return to your heart, you transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/46.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Remember this, and take courage; Take it to heart, you rebellious <i>and</i> disloyal people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/46.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/46.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/46.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/46.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now keep this in mind, you sinful people. And don't ever forget it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/46.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/46.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remember this, and take courage. Recall your rebellious acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/46.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Remember this, you sinners; consider what I have done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/46.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Remember this, and stand firm; take it again to heart, you rebels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/46.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/46.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Remember this, so you can be brave! Think about it, you rebels! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/46.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, you transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/46.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/46.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Remember this, and show yourselves men. Bring it to mind again, you transgressors. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/46.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember this, and show yourselves men, "" Turn [it] back, O transgressors, to the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/46.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remember this, and shew yourselves men, Turn it back, O transgressors, to the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/46.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember this, shew yourselves men: turn back, ye transgressing, upon the heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/46.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remember this, and be ashamed: return, ye transgressors, to the heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/46.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Remember this, and be confounded. Return, you transgressors, to the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/46.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember this and be firm, take it to heart, you rebels; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/46.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember this and consider, recall it to mind, you transgressors,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/46.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remember these things and discern; bring it again to your mind, O you transgressors!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/46.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remember these things and consider and bring the evils to your heart<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/46.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember this, and stand fast; Bring it to mind, O ye transgressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/46.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember ye these things, and groan: repent, ye that have gone astray, return in your heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/46-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10398" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Babylon's Idols</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not answer; it saves no one from his troubles. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: ziḵ·rū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/377.htm" title="377: wə·hiṯ·’ō·šā·šū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-Imp-mp) -- To be a, man, act in a, manly way. Denominative from 'iysh; to be a man, i.e. Act in a manly way.">and be brave;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hā·šî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6586.htm" title="6586: p̄ō·wō·šə·‘îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To rebel, transgress. A primitive root; to break away, i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.">you transgressors!</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">Isaiah 44:21-22</a></span><br />Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you. / I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Isaiah 45:20-22</a></span><br />Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save. / Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. / Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Deuteronomy 32:7</a></span><br />Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-11.htm">Psalm 77:11-12</a></span><br />I will remember the works of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. / I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-5.htm">Psalm 105:5</a></span><br />Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-50.htm">Jeremiah 51:50</a></span><br />You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-43.htm">Ezekiel 20:43</a></span><br />There you will remember your ways and all the deeds with which you have defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evils you have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-5.htm">Hosea 12:5-6</a></span><br />the LORD God of Hosts, the LORD is His name of renown. / But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a></span><br />At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">2 Peter 3:1-2</a></span><br />Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking / by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-1.htm">Philippians 3:1</a></span><br />Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-8.htm">Philippians 4:8</a></span><br />Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-8.htm">2 Timothy 2:8</a></span><br />Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O you transgressors.</p><p class="hdg">remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18-21</a></b></br> They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; <i>and</i> their hearts, that they cannot understand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-29.htm">Deuteronomy 32:29</a></b></br> O that they were wise, <i>that</i> they understood this, <i>that</i> they would consider their latter end!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-8.htm">Psalm 115:8</a></b></br> They that make them are like unto them; <i>so is</i> every one that trusteth in them.</p><p class="hdg">Bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7</a></b></br> And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: <i>so</i> that thou didst not lay these <i>things</i> to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-28.htm">Ezekiel 18:28</a></b></br> Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/1-5.htm">Haggai 1:5,7</a></b></br> Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/16-5.htm">Assured</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-16.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-2.htm">Recall</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-21.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-17.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-7.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Transgressors</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/14-13.htm">Assured</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-12.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Fix</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-4.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-21.htm">Recall</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Transgressors</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-11.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 46</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">The idols of Babylon could not save themselves</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-3.htm">God saves his people to the end</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-5.htm">Idols are not comparable to God for power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Or present salvation.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, it is a reminder of God's sovereignty and faithfulness. The Israelites are encouraged to remember God's past deliverance, such as the Exodus, which serves as a foundation for trust in His future promises. This call to remembrance is a common biblical theme, seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>, where remembering God's works is linked to obedience and faith.<p><b>and be brave;</b><br>The call to bravery is an exhortation to stand firm in faith despite challenges. In the historical context, the Israelites faced threats from powerful empires like Babylon. Courage is rooted in trust in God's power and promises, as seen in <a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a>, where God commands Joshua to be strong and courageous because the Lord is with him. This bravery is not self-derived but is a result of reliance on God's strength.<p><b>take it to heart,</b><br>This phrase emphasizes internalization and personal application of the message. It is not enough to merely remember; the truth must penetrate the heart, leading to transformation. Biblically, the heart is the center of will and emotion, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>, which advises guarding the heart as it determines the course of life. This internalization is crucial for genuine repentance and change.<p><b>you transgressors!</b><br>Addressing the audience as transgressors highlights their sin and need for repentance. In Isaiah's time, Israel's idolatry and disobedience were rampant, leading to their exile. This term underscores the seriousness of their rebellion against God. The call to remember and be brave is directed at those who have strayed, urging them to return to God. This theme of calling sinners to repentance is echoed in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>, which states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, pointing to the universal need for redemption through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied to the Kingdom of Judah during a time of moral and spiritual decline.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often warned by prophets like Isaiah to return to God and forsake idolatry and sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/transgressors.htm">Transgressors</a></b><br>Refers to the people of Judah who have turned away from God, engaging in idolatry and other sins. The term "transgressors" highlights their rebellion against God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_remember.htm">The Call to Remember</a></b><br>Remembering God's past faithfulness is crucial for maintaining faith and courage in the present. Reflect on how God has worked in your life and the lives of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_faith.htm">Courage in Faith</a></b><br>The command to "be brave" suggests that remembering God's truth should lead to boldness in living out one's faith, even in the face of opposition or personal failure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_transformation.htm">Heart Transformation</a></b><br>"Take it to heart" implies a deep, internal change. True remembrance of God’s works should lead to repentance and transformation, moving from transgression to obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_sin.htm">Acknowledging Sin</a></b><br>Recognizing oneself as a "transgressor" is the first step toward repentance. Acknowledge areas of sin in your life and seek God's forgiveness and strength to overcome them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_nature.htm">God's Unchanging Nature</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/46.htm">Isaiah 46</a> emphasizes God's sovereignty and unchanging nature. Trust in God's eternal power and plan, even when circumstances seem uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_46.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 46</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_nature_of_divine_guidance.htm">What is the nature of divine guidance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_snowflake_adoptions.htm">What does it mean to worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_rely_on_human_compliance.htm">In Zechariah 7:12, the people are criticized for refusing to heed God's message; why would an omnipotent deity rely on human compliance for His plans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._18_align_with_predestined_judgment.htm">How does Jeremiah 18 align with other passages that depict God's judgment as predetermined, creating a seeming contradiction about free will?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/46.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Shew yourselves men.</span>--As elsewhere, the prophet's challenge is couched in the language of irony. The worshippers of idols should at least have the courage of their convictions. A conjectural emendation gives the opposite meaning, <span class= "ital">Be ye deeply ashamed.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/46.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember this, and show yourselves men</span>; or, <span class="accented">remember this</span>, <span class="accented">and stand firm.</span> Isaiah is addressing those who waver between true religion and idolatry. Hitherto they have not fallen away, but they are in danger of so doing. Remember, he says to them, or "bear in mind constantly the impotence of the idols, and the power of Jehovah, and then stand firm - remain in your old faith - do not be drawn over to so foolish a thing as idolatry." O ye transgressors. It is to be a "transgressor" even to contemplate the turning from Jehovah to idolatry. Israel has been already "called a transgressor from the beginning" (<a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Isaiah 48:8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/46-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זִכְרוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ziḵ·rū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be brave;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·’ō·šā·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_377.htm">Strong's 377: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be a, man, act in a, manly way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">הָשִׁ֥יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·šî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you transgressors!</span><br /><span class="heb">פוֹשְׁעִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ō·wō·šə·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6586.htm">Strong's 6586: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 46:8 Remember this and show yourselves men (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/46-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 46:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 46:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>