Thematic Bible
Isaiah 48:1 (show verse)
"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.
Isaiah 48:2 (show verse)
For they name themselves after the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.
Isaiah 48:3 (show verse)
I foretold the former things long ago; it went forth from my mouth, and I disclosed them; Suddenly, I acted, and they came to pass.
Isaiah 48:4 (show verse)
Because I knew that you are obstinate, and because your neck is an iron sinew, and your forehead is bronze,
Isaiah 48:5 (show verse)
I told you these things long ago; I announced them to you before they happened so that you couldn't say, "My idol did them; my carved image or metal idol ordained them.'
Isaiah 48:6 (show verse)
"You have heard now look at them all! How can you not admit them? From now on, I'll make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known.
Isaiah 48:7 (show verse)
They are created now, and not long ago; you didn't hear them before today, so you cannot say, "Yes, I knew them.'
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 48:8 (show verse)
And neither had you heard, nor did you understand, nor did you open your ear long ago. Indeed, I knew that you would act very deceitfully, and they would call you a rebel from birth.
Isaiah 48:9 (show verse)
I defer my anger for my name's sake, and as my first act I'm restraining it for you, so as not to cut you off.
Anger of God » Is slow
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
God » Leader » Longsuffering of
Longsuffering » Of God
Longsuffering Of God » Exemplified
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
Sins » Penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
divine Delays » In inflicting punishment
Error » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
God » Leader » Longsuffering of
Longsuffering » Of God
Longsuffering Of God » Exemplified
delayed Penalty » Sin's penalty sometimes delayed
Punishment » Capital Punishment » Delayed
Sin » Penalty for » Penalty sometimes delayed
Sins » Penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Transgression » Sin's penalty » Penalty sometimes delayed
Isaiah 48:10 (show verse)
Look, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction.
Afflictions » Promises concerning » Refining influence of
Furnace » Figurative » Of affliction
Refining » Figurative » Of the corrective judgments of God
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Trials » The refining influence of
Furnace » Figurative » Of affliction
Refining » Figurative » Of the corrective judgments of God
spiritual Refining » The refining influence afflictions
Spiritual » Refining » The refining influence of afflictions
Trials » The refining influence of
Isaiah 48:11 (show verse)
For my own sake Yes, for my own sake! I'm doing it; indeed, how can I be profaned? Furthermore, I won't give my glory to another."
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 48:12 (show verse)
"Listen to these things, Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called. I am the One: I am the first, I am even the last.
Isaiah 48:13 (show verse)
Moreover, my hands laid the earth's foundation, and my right hand spread out the heavens. I call out to them, and they stand up together.
Isaiah 48:14 (show verse)
Let all of them come together and listen: Who is there among them that could declare these things? "The LORD loves me, and he will accomplish my purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Chaldeans.
Isaiah 48:15 (show verse)
I Yes, I! have spoken; indeed, I've called and I've brought him, and he will make his path successful.
Isaiah 48:16 (show verse)
Draw near to me, and listen to this: "From the beginning I haven't spoken in secret; at the time it happened, I was there.' And now the LORD God, and his Spirit, has sent me.
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the first and the last
God » Mercy of » Messengers of
the personality of Holy Spirit » He appoints and commissions ministers
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the first and the last
Leaders » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
Men of God » Leaders » Sent as divine messengers
Prophets » Examples of » Sent by God as divine messengers
Religious » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
God » Mercy of » Messengers of
the personality of Holy Spirit » He appoints and commissions ministers
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the first and the last
Leaders » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
Men of God » Leaders » Sent as divine messengers
Prophets » Examples of » Sent by God as divine messengers
Religious » Men of God » Sent as divine messengers
Isaiah 48:17 (show verse)
"This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who directs you in the path by which you should go.
Isaiah 48:18 (show verse)
Now if only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea.
Isaiah 48:19 (show verse)
Your descendants would've been like the sand, and your offspring like its numberless grains. Their name wouldn't have been cut off or annihilated out of my reach.
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Isaiah 48:20 (show verse)
"Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans! With happy shouts, announce and proclaim this to the ends of the earth: Say, "The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!'
Isaiah 48:21 (show verse)
They didn't thirst when he led him through the desolate places. He made water gush from a rock for them; he split open the rock, and water gushed out.
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 48:22 (show verse)
"But there is no peace," says the LORD, "for the wicked."