Isaiah 46 · Verse 12

Isaiah 46:12

Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
Isaiah 46:12, King James Version

Isaiah 46:12 in other translations

BSBListen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
WEBListen to me, you stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness!
ASVHearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
YLTHearken unto Me, ye mighty in heart, Who are far from righteousness.
DARBYHearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
BBEGive ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:
WebsterHearken to me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:

What does Isaiah 46:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. stout-hearted--stubborn in resisting God (Psa 76:5; Ac 7:51). far from righteousness--(Is 59:9; Ha 2:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted - This is an address to the Babylonians, stubbornly bent on the practice of injustice towards the Israelites.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 46:5-13

Here the folly of those who made idols, and then prayed to them, is exposed. How does the profuseness of idolaters shame the niggardliness of many who call themselves God's servants, but are for a religion which costs them nothing! The service of sin always costs a great deal. God puts it to them what senseless, helpless things idols are. Let, then, the Jews show themselves men, avoiding such abominations. Many…

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Isaiah 46:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UlistenH8085
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413
אַבִּ֣ירֵי'a.Bi.reiO [people] mighty ofH47
לֵ֑בLevheartH3820
הָרְחוֹקִ֖יםha.re.cho.KimO [people] distantH7350
מִצְּדָקָֽה\׃mi.tze.da.Kahfrom righteousnessH6666

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 46:12

  • Jeremiah 2:5

    Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

  • Ephesians 2:13

    But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

  • Isaiah 46:3

    Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

  • Zechariah 7:11-12

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts.

  • Psalms 119:150

    They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

  • Proverbs 8:1-5

    Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. …

  • Isaiah 48:4

    Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

  • Proverbs 1:22-23

    How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

  • Psalms 76:5

    The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

  • Isaiah 28:23

    Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

  • Psalms 49:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

  • Psalms 119:155

    Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hearken.
3; 28:23; 45:20; Ps 49:1; Pr 1:22,23; 8:1-5; Eph 5:14; Re 3:17,18
ye stouthearted.
48:4; Ps 76:5; Zec 7:11,12; Mal 3:13-15; Ac 7:51
that.
Ps 119:150,155; Jer 2:5; Eph 2:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 46:11

    Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

  • Isaiah 46:12

    Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

  • Isaiah 46:13

    I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

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Isaiah 46:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Oidme, duros de corazón, que estáis lejos de la justicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Écoutez-moi, vous au cœur dur, qui êtes éloignés de la justice!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Höret auf mich, ihr Trotzigen, die ihr fern seid von Gerechtigkeit!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Audite me, duro corde, qui longe estis a justitia.