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.
Isaiah 48:7 in other translations
| BSB | They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’ |
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| WEB | They are created now, and not from of old. Before today, you didn’t hear them, lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’ |
| ASV | They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. |
| YLT | Now they have been produced and not from that time, Yea, before the day, and thou hast not heard them, Lest thou say, ‘Lo, I have known them.' |
| DARBY | they are created now, and not long ago; and before this day thou hast not heard them, lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. |
| BBE | They have only now been effected, and not in the past: and before this day they had not come to your ears; for fear that you might say, I had knowledge of them. |
| Webster | They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardst them not; lest thou shouldst say, Behold, I knew them. |
What does Isaiah 48:7 mean?
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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…
Isaiah 48:7 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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.
- Isaiah 48:8
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Isaiah 48:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ahora han sido criadas, no en días pasados; ni antes de este día las habías oído, porque no digas: He aquí que yo lo sabía. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elles sont créées maintenant, et non dès longtemps; et avant ce jour tu ne les as pas entendues, de peur que tu ne dises: Voici, je les savais! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jetzt ist es geschaffen und nicht vorlängst, und vor diesem Tage hast du nicht davon gehört; damit du nicht sagen möchtest: Siehe, ich habe es gewußt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nunc creata sunt et non ex tunc; et ante diem, et non audisti ea, ne forte dicas: Ecce ego cognovi ea. |