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So you cannot say, &#8216Yes, I knew of them.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/48.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/48.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/48.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/48.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/48.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They are created now and not from the beginning; And before this day you have not heard them, Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/48.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, So that you will not say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, So that you will not say, &#8216Behold, I knew them.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/48.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, Lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/48.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, Lest you say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/48.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/48.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have been created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today, so you could not claim, ‘I already knew them! ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/48.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have been created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today, so you could not claim, &#8216I already knew them!&#8217 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/48.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/48.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Today I am doing something new, something you cannot say you have heard before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/48.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/48.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They are created now, not in the past. You haven't heard about them before today, so you can't say that you already knew about them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/48.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Only now am I making them happen; nothing like this took place in the past. If it had, you would claim that you knew all about it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/48.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are created now, and not long ago; you didn't hear them before today, so you cannot say, 'Yes, I knew them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/48.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ?I already knew them!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/48.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now they come into being, not in the past; before today you did not hear about them, so you could not say, 'Yes, I know about them.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/48.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day you did not hear them; lest you should say, 'Look, I knew them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/48.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardst them not; lest thou shouldst say, Behold, I knew them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/48.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They are created now, and not from of old. Before today, you didn’t hear them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/48.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Now they have been produced and not from that time, "" Indeed, before the day, and you have not heard them, "" Lest you say, Behold, I have known them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/48.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Now they have been produced and not from that time, Yea, before the day, and thou hast not heard them, Lest thou say, 'Lo, I have known them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/48.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Now were they created and not from then; and before the day and thou heardest them not; lest thou shalt say, Behold, I knew them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/48.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They are created now, and not of old: and before the day, when thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldst say: Behold I knew them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/48.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They are created now, and not in that time. And even before today, you did not hear of them; otherwise, you might say, “Behold, I knew them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/48.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, not from of old, they are created, before today you did not hear of them, so that you cannot claim, “I have known them.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/48.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, so that you could not say, “I already knew them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/48.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They are created now, and not of old; even before the day when you did not hear of them, lest you should say, Behold, I knew them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/48.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from now they are created and not from former time; from before the day you had not heard them, lest you would say, "I know them"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/48.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They are created now, and not from of old, And before this day thou heardest them not; Lest thou shouldest say: 'Behold, I knew them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/48.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now they come to pass, and not formerly: and thou heardest not of them in former days: say not thou, Yea, I know them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/48-7.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=10719" 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/48.htm">Israel's Stubbornness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1254.htm" title="1254: niḇ·rə·’ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To create, to cut down, select, feed. A primitive root; to create; to cut down, select, feed.">They are created</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">now,</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.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: mê·’āz (Prep-m:: Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">long ago;</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.">you have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘·tām (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: wə·lip̄·nê- (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">So you cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: tō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">claim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">‘I already</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏa‘·tîn (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3fp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">knew them!’</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.…<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/42-9.htm">Isaiah 42:9</a></span><br />Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Isaiah 43:19</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Isaiah 46:9-10</a></span><br />Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-22.htm">Jeremiah 31:22</a></span><br />How long will you wander, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing in the land—a woman will shelter a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a></span><br />I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-5.htm">Revelation 21:5</a></span><br />And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></span><br />For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a></span><br />Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-3.htm">Psalm 40:3</a></span><br />He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25-26</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past / but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-5.htm">Ephesians 3:5</a></span><br />which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-26.htm">Colossians 1:26</a></span><br />the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">1 Corinthians 2:9-10</a></span><br />Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” / But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Isaiah 41:22-23</a></span><br />“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming. / Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when you heard them not; lest you should say, Behold, I knew them.</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Effected</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-12.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Heardst</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-3.htm">Past</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-16.htm">Created</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-20.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/micah/5-15.htm">Effected</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Heardst</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Past</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-2.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Today</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 48</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm">God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinance, revealed his prophecies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">He saves them for his own sake</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-12.htm">He exhorts them to obedience, because of his power and providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-16.htm">He laments their backwardness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/48-20.htm">He powerfully delivers his people out of Babylon</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/48.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/48.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They are created now, and not long ago;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the immediacy and novelty of God's actions. In the context of Isaiah, God is revealing new things to His people, which were not previously known or understood. This reflects God's sovereignty and His ability to bring about new events or revelations in His timing. Theologically, it underscores the idea that God is not bound by time and can introduce new elements into His divine plan. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the new covenant brought through Jesus Christ, who is described as bringing a new creation (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>).<p><b>you have not heard of them before today.</b><br>This highlights the element of surprise and the unexpected nature of God's revelation. Historically, Israel often struggled with understanding God's plans, as they were accustomed to relying on past experiences and traditions. This phrase suggests that God's ways are beyond human comprehension and that He can reveal truths that were previously hidden. It also serves as a reminder of the prophetic nature of Isaiah's ministry, where God often revealed future events that were not yet understood by the people.<p><b>So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’</b><br>This statement addresses human pride and the tendency to claim understanding or foresight. It serves as a rebuke to those who might boast in their own wisdom or insight. Biblically, it reflects the theme that true wisdom and knowledge come from God alone (<a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a>). This phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative where God often acts in ways that confound human expectations, as seen in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled prophecies in ways that were not anticipated by the religious leaders of His time.<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 and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was often the audience of Isaiah's prophecies. Judah faced threats from surrounding nations and was eventually exiled to Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>A significant event in Jewish history where the people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon. Isaiah's prophecies often address the themes of exile and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_revelation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Revelation</a></b><br>God reveals new things according to His divine plan and timing. We must remain open to His revelations and not rely solely on past knowledge.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_learning.htm">Humility in Learning</a></b><br>The verse challenges us to approach God's word with humility, acknowledging that we do not know everything and must be open to new insights.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Just as God revealed new things to Judah, He continues to work in our lives in His perfect timing. Trusting in His timing is crucial for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/embrace_new_beginnings.htm">Embrace New Beginnings</a></b><br>As God creates new things, we are encouraged to embrace new beginnings in our spiritual journey, leaving behind past failures and moving forward in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_spiritual_complacency.htm">Avoiding Spiritual Complacency</a></b><br>The warning against claiming prior knowledge serves as a reminder to avoid spiritual complacency and to seek continual growth in our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_48.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 48</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_judge_our_response_to_light.htm">Does God judge us by our response to received light?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_divine_ways_superior_to_human.htm">What is my purpose here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_'new_things'_in_isaiah_48_6-7.htm">Why does Isaiah 48:6-7 mention 'new things' suddenly revealed, if God's will or word is supposed to be consistent and unchanging?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/acts_9_7_vs._22_9__voice_heard_or_not.htm">Acts 9:7 vs. 22:9: Why does one passage say companions heard a voice while the other claims they did not?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">They are created now . . .</span>--The verb is an unusual one, as applied to the events of history. What is meant is that the things which had been from the beginning in the mind of God are now, for the first time, manifested, through the prophet, as about to pass into act. What these are the prophet develops in the following chapters, as including the spiritual redemption and restoration of Israel. They were kept in store, as it were, to make men wonder (<a href="/context/romans/16-25.htm" title="Now to him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,">Romans 16:25-26</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Even before the day when . . .</span>--Better, and <span class= "ital">before to-day thou heardest them not<span class= "bld">. . .</span> .</span> The reason given for what we might almost call this method of reserve and reticence, was that the people had been till now unprepared to receive the truth, and in their state it would but have increased their condemnation (<a href="/john/16-12.htm" title="I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.">John 16:12</a>; <a href="/mark/4-33.htm" title="And with many such parables spoke he the word to them, as they were able to hear it.">Mark 4:33</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/48.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They are created now</span>. The revelation to man of what has lain secret in God's counsels from all eternity is a sort of creation. As Nagelbach well says, it converts the <span class="greek">λόγος ἐνδιάθετος</span> into a <span class="greek">λόγος προφορικός</span> and therefore is one step towards actual accomplishment. The mystery of "the Servant of the Lord," and of atonement and salvation through him, had hitherto been hid away - "hid in God" (<a href="/ephesians/3-9.htm">Ephesians 3:9</a>), and was now for the first time to be made known to such as had "eyes to see" and "cars to hear" by the teaching of the evangelical prophet. <span class="cmt_word">Even before the day when thou heardest them not</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and before to-day thou heardest them not.</span> Whatever shadows of evangelic truth are discernible in the Law and in the earlier psalms, they did not constitute a revelation of the way of salvation at all comparable to that contained in Isaiah's later chapters. <span class="cmt_word">Lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them</span>. If the "new things" of Isaiah's prophecy had been revealed many centuries before, they would not have impressed the Jews of Isaiah's time, or even of the Captivity period, as they did by having been reserved to a comparatively late date. They would have seemed to most of them an old and trite story. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/48-7.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">They are created</span><br /><span class="heb">נִבְרְאוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(niḇ·rə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1254.htm">Strong's 1254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To create, to cut down, select, feed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long ago;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָ֔ז</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard of them</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ma‘·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִפְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lip̄·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today,</span><br /><span class="heb">י֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so you cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(pen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Removal, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">claim,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאמַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(tō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I already</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knew them!’</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדַעְתִּֽין׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏa‘·tîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/48-7.htm">Isaiah 48:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/48-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 48:7 They are created now and not (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/48-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 48:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 48:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48:8" /></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>