Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and claim to rely on the God of Israel— the LORD Almighty is his name: New Living Translation even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. English Standard Version For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name. Berean Standard Bible who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name. King James Bible For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name. New King James Version For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name: New American Standard Bible “For they name themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of armies is His name. NASB 1995 “For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name. NASB 1977 “For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name. Legacy Standard Bible For they call themselves after the holy city And are supported by the God of Israel; Yahweh of hosts is His name. Amplified Bible “For they call themselves [citizens of Jerusalem] after the holy city And depend on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name. Christian Standard Bible For they are named after the holy city, and lean on the God of Israel; his name is the LORD of Armies. Holman Christian Standard Bible For they are named after the Holy City, and lean on the God of Israel; His name is Yahweh of Hosts. American Standard Version (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name): Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because they were called from the city of holiness, and they leaned on The God of Israel. LORD JEHOVAH Almighty is his name Brenton Septuagint Translation maintaining also the name of the holy city, and staying themselves on the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name. The former things I have already declared; Contemporary English Version You call Jerusalem your home and say you depend on me, the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel. Douay-Rheims Bible For they are called of the holy city, and are established upon the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name. English Revised Version For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name. GOD'S WORD® Translation You call yourselves [citizens] of the holy city. You depend on the God of Israel. His name is the LORD of Armies. Good News Translation And yet you are proud to say that you are citizens of the holy city and that you depend on Israel's God, whose name is the LORD Almighty. International Standard Version For they name themselves after the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel— the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name. JPS Tanakh 1917 For they call themselves of the holy city, And stay themselves upon the God of Israel, The LORD of hosts is His name. Literal Standard Version For they have been called from the Holy City, | And been supported on the God of Israel, | YHWH of Hosts [is] His Name. Majority Standard Bible who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name. New American Bible Though you are named after the holy city and rely on the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of hosts. NET Bible Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD who commands armies. New Revised Standard Version For they call themselves after the holy city, and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name. New Heart English Bible (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name): Webster's Bible Translation For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name. World English Bible for they call themselves citizens of the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name. Young's Literal Translation For from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts is His name. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel's Stubbornness1“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— 2who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name. 3I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.… Cross References Romans 2:17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; Nehemiah 11:1 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns. Isaiah 10:20 On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you. Isaiah 64:10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. Jeremiah 7:4 Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: 'This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.' Jeremiah 21:2 "Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us." Treasury of Scripture For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name. they call Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Isaiah 64:10,11 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation… Nehemiah 11:1,18 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities… and stay Isaiah 10:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. Judges 17:13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. 1 Samuel 4:3-5 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies… the Lord Isaiah 47:4 As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 51:13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? Jeremiah 10:16 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name. Jump to Previous Almighty Armies Citizens City Faith Holy Hosts Israel Lean Rely Supported Themselves YourselvesJump to Next Almighty Armies Citizens City Faith Holy Hosts Israel Lean Rely Supported Themselves YourselvesIsaiah 48 1. God, to convince the people of their foreknown obstinance, revealed his prophecies9. He saves them for his own sake 12. He exhorts them to obedience, because of his power and providence 16. He laments their backwardness 20. He powerfully delivers his people out of Babylon (2) They call themselves of the holy city . . .--The words of praise are spoken, as the preceding words show, with a touch of irony. Those who so boasted were not true citizens of Zion (Psalm 15:1; Matthew 3:9). They did not enter into all that was implied in their confession of Jehovah Sabaoth.Verse 2. - For they call themselves of the holy city. It is an indication of their real want of truth and righteousness, that they lay such stress upon what is so entirely outward and formal, as the fact of their belonging to" the holy city," Jerusalem. Compare the boast of the Jews in our Lord's time, "We be Abraham's seed" (John 8:33). Stay themselves upon the God of Israel. Not resting upon him in real faith and true humble dependence, as those Israelites who are mentioned in Isaiah 10:20. but trusting to the facts that they were "Israel," and that God was "the God of Israel," and therefore bound to protect them. God reminds them that, if he is "the God of Israel," he is also "the Lord of hosts" - a term, as Dr. Kay notes, especially connected with the holiness of God. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew who indeedכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction call yourselves נִקְרָ֔אוּ (niq·rā·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read after the Holy הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ (haq·qō·ḏeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity City מֵעִ֤יר (mê·‘îr) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement and lean נִסְמָ֑כוּ (nis·mā·ḵū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel— יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign [is] His name. שְׁמֽוֹ׃ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Links Isaiah 48:2 NIVIsaiah 48:2 NLT Isaiah 48:2 ESV Isaiah 48:2 NASB Isaiah 48:2 KJV Isaiah 48:2 BibleApps.com Isaiah 48:2 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 48:2 Chinese Bible Isaiah 48:2 French Bible Isaiah 48:2 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 48:2 For they call themselves of the holy (Isa Isi Is) |
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