Isaiah 48 · Verse 6

Isaiah 48:6

Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.
Isaiah 48:6, King James Version

Isaiah 48:6 in other translations

BSBYou 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.
WEBYou have heard it. Now see all this. And you, won’t you declare it? “I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known.
ASVThou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
YLTThou hast heard, see the whole of it, And ye, do ye not declare? I have caused thee to hear new things from this time, And things reserved that ye knew not.
DARBYThou heardest, see all this; — and ye, will not ye declare it? I have caused thee to hear new things from this time, and things hidden, and that thou knewest not:
BBEAll this has come to your ears and you have seen it; will you not give witness to it? I am now making clear new things, even secret things, of which you had no knowledge.
WebsterThou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have showed ye new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

What does Isaiah 48:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Thou, &c.--So "ye are my witnesses" (Is 43:10). Thou canst testify the prediction was uttered long before the fulfilment: "see all this," namely, that the event answers to the prophecy. declare--make the fact known as a proof that Jehovah alone is God (Is 44:8). new things--namely, the deliverance from Babylon by Cyrus, new in contradistinction from former predictions that had been fulfilled (Is 42:9; 43:19). Antitypically, the prophecy has in view the "new things" of the gospel treasury (So 7:13; Mt 13:52; 2Co 5:17; Re 21:5). From this point forward, the prophecies as to Messiah's first and second advents and the restoration of Israel, have a new circumstantial distinctness, such as did not characterize the previous ones, even of Isaiah. Babylon, in this view, answers to the mystical Babylon of Revelation. hidden--which could not have been guessed by political sagacity (Da 2:22, 29; 1Co 2:9, 10).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Thou hast heard, see all this "Thou didst hear it beforehand; behold, the whole is accomplished" - For חזה chazeh, see, a MS. has הזה hazzeh, this; thou hast heard the whole of this: the Syriac has וחזית vechazith, "thou hast heard, and thou hast seen, the whole." Perhaps it should be הנה hinneh, behold. In order to express the full sense, I have rendered it somewhat paraphrastically.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 48:1-8

The Jews reproved for their idolatry. (Is. 48:1-8) Yet deliverance is promised them. (Is. 48:9-15) Solemn warnings of judgment upon those who persisted in evil. (Is. 48:16-22) Verses 1-8 The Jews valued themselves on descent from Jacob, and used the name of Jehovah as their God. They prided themselves respecting Jerusalem and the temple, yet there was no holiness in their lives. If we are not sincere in religion, we…

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Isaiah 48:6 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.

שָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽsha.Ma'.tayou have heardH8085
חֲזֵה֙cha.Zehlook atH2372
כֻּלָּ֔הּku.Lahall of itH3605
וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand youH859
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808
תַגִּ֑ידוּta.Gi.duwill you tellH5046
הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaI will proclaim to youH8085
חֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtnew [things]H2319
מֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahfrom nowH6258
וּנְצֻר֖וֹתu.ne.tzu.Rotand secret [things]H5341
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יְדַעְתָּֽם\׃ye.da'.Tamyou have known themH3045

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Cross references for Isaiah 48:6

  • Revelation 4:1

    After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

  • Isaiah 42:9

    Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

  • Romans 16:25-26

    Now to him that is of power to stablish 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, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

  • Isaiah 43:19

    Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

  • John 15:15

    Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

  • Matthew 10:27

    What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

  • Isaiah 43:8-10

    Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 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. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

  • Daniel 12:8-13

    And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. …

  • 1 Peter 1:10-12

    Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

  • Psalms 107:43

    Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

  • Psalms 40:9-10

    I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

  • Psalms 71:15-18

    My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. I will go in the strength of the Lord God: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hast heard.
Ps 107:43; Jer 2:31; Mic 6:9
and will.
21:10; 43:8-10; Ps 40:9,10; 71:15-18; 78:3-6; 119:13; 145:4,5
Jer 50:2; Mt 10:27; Ac 1:8
shewed.
42:9; Da 12:8-13; Am 3:6; Joh 15:15; Ro 16:25,26; 1Co 2:9
1Pe 1:10-12; Re 1:19; 4:1; 5:1,2; 6:1-17

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Context

  • Isaiah 48:5

    I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

  • Isaiah 48:6

    Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them.

  • Isaiah 48:7

    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.

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Isaiah 48:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Oístelo, vístelo todo; ¿y no lo anunciaréis vosotros? Ahora pues te he hecho oir nuevas y ocultas cosas que tú no sabías.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu les as entendues, vois-les tout entières. Et vous, ne voulez-vous pas les déclarer? Je t’ai fait entendre des choses nouvelles, dès maintenant, et des choses cachées et que tu n’as pas connues.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du hast es gehört, betrachte es alles; und ihr, wollt ihr es nicht bekennen? Von nun an lasse ich dich Neues hören und Verborgengehaltenes und was du nicht gewußt hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quæ audisti, vide omnia; vos autem, num annuntiastis? Audita feci tibi nova ex tunc, et conservata sunt quæ nescis.