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Listen, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and call on the God of Israel. You don’t keep your promises, <a href="/esv/isaiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a> Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness— <a href="/kjv/isaiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a> “Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the LORD, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness; <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Hear this, house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came from the waters of Judah, Who swear by the name of the LORD And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the LORD And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the LORD And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of Yahweh And bring to remembrance the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness. <a href="/amp/isaiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Hear this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel And who come from the 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]. <a href="/csb/isaiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Listen to this, house of Jacob — those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen to this, house of Jacob— those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness. <a href="/asv/isaiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness <a href="/cev/isaiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> People of Israel, you come from Jacob's family and the tribe of Judah. You claim to worship me, the LORD God of Israel, but you are lying. <a href="/erv/isaiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Listen to this, descendants of Jacob! You are given the name of Israel. You are descended from Judah. You take oaths by the name of the LORD. You acknowledge the God of Israel, but you are not honest or sincere. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a> Listen to this, people of Israel, you that are descended from Judah: You swear by the name of the LORD and claim to worship the God of Israel--but you don't mean a word you say. <a href="/isv/isaiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Listen to this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who have come forth from Judah's loins; you who swear oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth, nor in good faith. <a href="/msb/isaiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel?but not in truth or righteousness? <a href="/net/isaiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a> Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name 'Israel,' and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the LORD, and invoke the God of Israel--but not in an honest and just manner. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness <a href="/wbt/isaiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. <a href="/web/isaiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a> “Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah. You swear by Yahweh’s name, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness— <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Hear this, O house of Jacob, "" Who are called by the name of Israel, "" And from the waters of Judah came out, "" Who are swearing by the Name of YHWH, "" And make mention of the God of Israel, "" Not in truth nor in righteousness. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness. <a href="/slt/isaiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Hear this, ye house of Jacob, being called by the name of Israel, and from the water of Judah they came forth swearing by the name of Jehovah, and by the God of Israel they shall bring to remembrance, not in truth and not in justice.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> HEAR ye these things, O house of Jacob, you that are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Juda, you who swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in justice. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Listen to these things, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who went forth from the waters of Judah. You swear by the name of the Lord and you call to mind the God of Israel, but not in truth, and not in justice. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a> Hear this, house of Jacob called by the name Israel, sprung from the stock of Judah, You who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel without sincerity, without justice, <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came forth from the loins of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> HEAR these things, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and are come forth from the loins of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth nor in righteousness. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Hear these things, those of the house of Yaqob who are called by the name of Israel, and they came forth from the family of Yehuda, who swear in the name of LORD JEHOVAH, and they commemorate the God of Israel, not in truth and not in righteousness<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And are come forth out of the fountain of Judah; Who swear by the name of the LORD, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth, nor in righteousness. <a href="/sep/isaiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Hear these words, ye house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of Juda, who swear by the name of the Lord God of Israel, making mention of it, but not with truth, nor with righteousness; <a href="/parallel/isaiah/48-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10646" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/48.htm">Israel's Stubbornness</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“Listen</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.">to this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">of Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: han·niq·rā·’îm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">you who are called</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šêm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">by the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">who have descended</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ū·mim·mê (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">from the line</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: han·niš·bā·‘îm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">who swear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šêm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">by the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: yaz·kî·rū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">who invoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ū·ḇê·lō·hê (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but not</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ḇe·’ĕ·meṯ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">in truth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">righteousness—</a> 2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a> Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31</a> So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a> ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” <a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a> A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> 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.” <a href="/john/8-39.htm">John 8:39-41</a> “Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham. / 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. / You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.” <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-24</a> “I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. ... <a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Matthew 3:9</a> And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. <a href="/romans/9-6.htm">Romans 9:6-8</a> It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring. <a href="/hosea/8-2.htm">Hosea 8:2-3</a> Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!” / But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him. <a href="/revelation/2-9.htm">Revelation 2:9</a> I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan. <a href="/jeremiah/5-2.htm">Jeremiah 5:2</a> Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.” <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a> Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’ <a href="/2_timothy/3-5.htm">2 Timothy 3:5</a> having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Hear you this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.which are<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a> And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.<a href="/genesis/35-10.htm">Genesis 35:10</a> And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.<a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34</a> Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;come<a href="/numbers/24-7.htm">Numbers 24:7</a> He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.<a href="/deuteronomy/33-28.htm">Deuteronomy 33:28</a> Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.<a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Psalm 68:26</a> Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.which swear<a href="/isaiah/44-5.htm">Isaiah 44:5</a> One shall say, I am the LORD'S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/45-23.htm">Isaiah 45:23</a> I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.<a href="/isaiah/65-16.htm">Isaiah 65:16</a> That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.make mention<a href="/isaiah/26-13.htm">Isaiah 26:13</a> O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.<a href="/isaiah/62-8.htm">Isaiah 62:8</a> The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:<a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Exodus 23:13</a> And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.not in truth<a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10-14</a> Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah… <a href="/leviticus/19-12.htm">Leviticus 19:12</a> And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.<a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Psalm 50:16-20</a> But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 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The "house of Jacob" refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, highlighting their identity as God's chosen people. This call to listen is reminiscent of prophetic traditions where God seeks to communicate His will to His people, urging them to heed His words.you who are called by the name of Israel The name "Israel" signifies the covenant relationship between God and His people. It recalls the transformation of Jacob's name to Israel after wrestling with God (<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>), symbolizing a new identity and mission. This phrase underscores the privilege and responsibility of being God's people, called to live according to His statutes.who have descended from the line of Judah Judah is one of the twelve tribes of Israel, from which the Davidic line and ultimately Jesus Christ, the Messiah, would come. This reference to Judah highlights the royal lineage and the fulfillment of God's promises through this tribe. It also connects to prophecies concerning the Messiah's descent from David (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>).who swear by the name of the LORD Swearing by the name of the LORD indicates making oaths or promises invoking God's name, which is a serious commitment. This practice is rooted in the understanding of God's holiness and the binding nature of His name. However, the context suggests a critique of insincere or hypocritical oaths, as the people are not living up to their commitments.who invoke the God of Israel Invoking God implies calling upon Him in prayer or worship. This phrase suggests a form of religious practice or ritual. However, the subsequent critique indicates that their invocation lacks genuine faith and obedience, pointing to a disconnect between their religious actions and their hearts.but not in truth or righteousness This phrase is a rebuke of the people's insincerity and moral failure. "Truth" and "righteousness" are central to God's character and His expectations for His people. The lack of these qualities indicates a superficial relationship with God, where outward religious practices are not matched by inner integrity and ethical living. This critique aligns with other prophetic calls for genuine repentance and justice (<a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_jacob.htm">House of Jacob</a> Refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel, representing the nation of Israel as a whole. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The name given to Jacob after wrestling with God, symbolizing the chosen people of God. 3. <a href="/topical/w/waters_of_judah.htm">Waters of Judah</a> A metaphorical expression indicating the lineage and origin of the people from the tribe of Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (YHWH)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god_of_israel.htm">God of Israel</a> A title that underscores God's special relationship with the nation of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authentic_faith.htm">Authentic Faith</a> God desires truth and righteousness in our relationship with Him. Our faith should be genuine, not just outwardly professed. <a href="/topical/i/identity_and_responsibility.htm">Identity and Responsibility</a> Being called by God's name carries the responsibility to live according to His standards. Our identity in Christ should reflect in our actions. <a href="/topical/h/hypocrisy_warning.htm">Hypocrisy Warning</a> The danger of hypocrisy is real. We must examine our lives to ensure our words align with our actions and beliefs. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> The covenant relationship with God requires commitment and sincerity. We are called to live out our faith with integrity. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a> When we fall short, God offers the opportunity for repentance and renewal. We should seek His forgiveness and strive to live righteously.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 48</a> <a href="/q/how_does_wisdom_lead_to_foolishness.htm">Is there only one shepherd?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_christ's_commission_fellowship.htm">What does 'worm of Jacob' mean?</a> <a href="/q/was_isaiah_7_14-16_fulfilled_then.htm">Does historical or archaeological evidence confirm that the sign promised in Isaiah 7:14-16 was recognized or fulfilled in Isaiah's time?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_isaiah's_land_ruin.htm">Isaiah 1:7 describes a land devoured by foreigners; is there historical or archaeological evidence confirming such devastation at the time of Isaiah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/48.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XLVIII.(1) Are come forth out of the waters of Judah.--The words limit the wider terms of Jacob and Israel to the Judaean exiles. For the phrase, comp. "ye that are of the fountains of Israel" (<a href="/psalms/68-26.htm" title="Bless you God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.">Psalm 68:26</a>). The ideal attributes of Israel, "swearing by the name of Jehovah . . ." are pressed in contrast with their actual state of hypocrisy and unrighteousness.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Jacob... Israel (camp. <a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Isaiah 40:27</a>; <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8, 14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1, 22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/44-1.htm">Isaiah 44:1</a>, etc.). "Jacob" is the natural and secular designation; "Israel" is a spiritual or covenant name (Cheyne). Both terms being appropriate to the ten tribes no less than to the two, and the present address being intended especially for the Jewish captives, a further designation is appended - which are come forth out of the waters of Judah (comp. <a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Psalm 68:26</a>, "Ye that are of the fountain of Israel," marginal rendering). Which swear by the Name of the Lord. Swearing "by the Name of the Lord" is an evidence of true religion, to a certain extent (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a>). It indicates that there has been, at any rate, no open apostasy. Still, it does not necessarily prove more than this; and, in the present case, it scarcely showed anything beyond mere outward formal conformity. The bulk of the captives "swore by the Name of Jehovah, and made mention of the God of Israel" (camp. <a href="/joshua/23-7.htm">Joshua 23:7</a>), but did so not in truth, nor in righteousness; i.e. "without their state of mind or mode of action corresponding to their confession, so as to prove that it was sincerely and seriously meant" (Delitzsch). The condition of the majority of the exiles was that expressed in the words, "This people honoureth me with their lips, but in their hearts are far from me" (<a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/48-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Listen שִׁמְעוּ־ (šim·‘ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to this, זֹ֣את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, O house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Jacob, יַעֲקֹ֗ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc you who are called הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ (han·niq·rā·’îm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read by the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc who have descended יָצָ֑אוּ (yā·ṣā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim from the line וּמִמֵּ֥י (ū·mim·mê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen of Judah, יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites who swear הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים ׀ (han·niš·bā·‘îm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear by the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and invoke יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ (yaz·kî·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male the God וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤י (ū·ḇê·lō·hê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel— יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc but not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no in truth בֶאֱמֶ֖ת (ḇe·’ĕ·meṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness [or] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no righteousness— בִצְדָקָֽה׃ (ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> Rightness, subjectively, objectively <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/48-1.htm">Isaiah 48:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 48:1 Hear you this house of Jacob who (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 47:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 48:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:2" /></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>