Isaiah 48 · Verse 14

Isaiah 48:14

All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
Isaiah 48:14, King James Version

Isaiah 48:14 in other translations

BSBCome together, all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold these things? The LORD’s chosen ally will carry out His desire against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
WEB“Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear! Who among them has declared these things? He whom the LORD loves will do what he likes to Babylon, and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.
ASVAssemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? He whom Jehovah loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
YLTBe gathered all of you, and hear, Who among them did declare these things? Jehovah hath loved him, He doth His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm is on the Chaldeans.
DARBYAll ye, gather yourselves together, and hear: which among them hath declared these things? He whom Jehovah hath loved shall execute his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
BBECome together, all of you, and give ear; who among you has given news of these things? the Lord's loved one will do his pleasure with Babylon, and with the seed of the Chaldaeans.
WebsterAll ye, assemble yourselves and hear; who among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

What does Isaiah 48:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 48:12-15

12-15. The Almighty, who has founded heaven and earth, can, and will, restore His people. the first ... last--(Is 41:4; 44:6).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Which among them hath declared these things "Who among you hath predicted these things" - For בהם bahem, "among them," twenty-one MSS., nine ancient, and two editions, one of them that of the year 1488, fourteen of De Rossi's, and one ancient of my own, have בכם bachem, "among you;" and so the Syriac. The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon "He, whom Jehovah hath loved, will execute his will on Babylon" - That is, Cyrus; so Symmachus has well rendered it: Ὁν ὁ Κυριος ηγαπησε ποιησει το θελημα αυτου, "He whom the Lord hath loved will perform his will." On the Chaldeans - The preposition is lost; it is supplied in the edition of 1486, which has בכשדים bechasdim, and so the Chaldee and Vulgate.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 48:9-15

We have nothing ourselves to plead with God, why he should have mercy upon us. It is for his praise, to the honour of his mercy, to spare. His bringing men into trouble was to do them good. It was to refine them, but not as silver; not so thoroughly as men refine silver. If God should take that course, they are all dross, and, as such, might justly be put away. He takes them as refined in part only. Many have been…

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Isaiah 48:14 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.

הִקָּבְצ֤וּhi.ka.ve.Tzugather togetherH6908
כֻלְּכֶם֙khu.le.Khemall of youH3605
וּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּu.sha.Ma.'uand listenH8085
מִ֥יmiwho?H4310
בָהֶ֖םva.Hemamong them
הִגִּ֣ידhi.Gidhas he declaredH5046
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲהֵב֔וֹ'a.he.Vohe loves himH157
יַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.Sehhe will executeH6213
חֶפְצוֹ֙chef.Tzopleasure hisH2656
בְּבָבֶ֔לbe.va.Velon BabylonH894
וּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'Oand arm hisH2220
כַּשְׂדִּֽים\׃kas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778

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Cross references for Isaiah 48:14

  • Isaiah 43:9

    Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

  • Jeremiah 50:21-29

    Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the Lord. …

  • Isaiah 13:17-18

    Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.

  • Jeremiah 51:20-24

    Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers. …

  • Isaiah 13:4-5

    The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

  • Isaiah 45:20-21

    Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

  • Isaiah 41:22

    Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

  • Isaiah 46:10-11

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: 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 44:7

    And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

  • Isaiah 44:28-45:3

    That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

  • Mark 10:21

    Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
assemble.
41:22; 43:9; 44:7; 45:20,21
among them.Instead of {bahem,} "among them," thirty-five MSS. and two editions have {bachem,} "among you."
The Lord.Rather, "He whom the Lord hath loved, will execute his will on Babylon:" that is, Cyrus.
45:1-3; Mr 10:21
he will do.
13:4,5,17,18; 44:28; 46:11; Jer 50:21-29; 51:20-24

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Context

  • Isaiah 48:13

    Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

  • Isaiah 48:14

    All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

  • Isaiah 48:15

    I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

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Isaiah 48:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Juntaos todos vosotros, y oid. ¿Quién hay entre ellos que anuncie estas cosas? Jehová lo amó, el cual ejecutará su voluntad en Babilonia, y su brazo en los Caldeos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Rassemblez-vous, vous tous, et écoutez. Qui d’entre eux a déclaré ces choses? Celui que l’ Éternel a aimé exécutera son bon plaisir sur Babylone, et son bras sera sur les Chaldéens.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Versammelt euch, ihr alle, und höret! Wer unter ihnen hat dieses verkündet? Den Jehova liebt, der wird sein Wohlgefallen vollführen an Babel und seinen Arm an den Chaldäern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Congregamini, omnes vos, et audite: quis de eis annuntiavit hæc? Dominus dilexit eum, faciet voluntatem suam in Babylone, et brachium suum in Chaldæis.