Isaiah 48:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For they are called from the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־מֵעִ֤יר הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ נִקְרָ֔אוּ וְעַל־אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִסְמָ֑כוּ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

For from ʿîr haqqōdesh niqrāʾû and upon ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl nismākû YHWH ṣebāʾôt shemô

Grammar Details

• *ʿîr*: construct state - city of
• *haqqōdesh*: definite article + masculine singular - the holiness/holy
• *niqrāʾû*: niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they are called/named
• *ʾĕlōhê*: construct state - God of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *nismākû*: niphal perfect 3rd person plural - they lean/rely
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *ṣebāʾôt*: feminine plural construct - of hosts/armies
• *shemô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name

Word Meanings

• *ʿîr*: city/town
• *haqqōdesh*: the holy/the holiness/the sanctuary
• *niqrāʾû*: are called/are named/are summoned
• *nismākû*: lean on/rely on/depend on/are supported by
• *ṣebāʾôt*: hosts/armies/multitudes

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For they call themselves citizens of the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  (for they call{H7121} themselves of the holy{H6944} city,{H5892} and stay{H5564} themselves upon the God{H430} of Israel;{H3478} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is his name):{H8034}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they call{H7121}{(H8738)} themselves of the holy{H6944} city{H5892}, and stay{H5564}{(H8738)} themselves upon the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; The LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is his name{H8034}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which are called fre men of the holy citie, as they that loke for conforth in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORDE of hoostes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they are called of the holy citie, & staie themselues vpon the God of Israel, whose Name is the Lord of hostes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For they are named of the holy citie, and are grounded vpon the God of Israel, whose name is the Lorde of hoastes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Hosts is his name):

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts `is' His name.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.

• World English Bible (2000)

  (for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name):

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

Referenced Verses

• Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the LORD, saying, 'Is not the LORD among us? No disaster will come upon us.'
• Isa 10:20 : 20 On that day, the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer lean on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 52:1 : 1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion! Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city, for the uncircumcised and the unclean will never enter you again.
• Rom 2:17 : 17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law and boast in God,
• Jer 21:2 : 2 Inquire, please, of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is fighting against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, so that he may withdraw from us.
• Dan 9:24 : 24 Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Isa 47:4 : 4 Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel.
• Isa 51:13 : 13 You have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in constant fear every day because of the anger of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy. But where is the fury of the oppressor?
• Matt 4:5 : 5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
• Matt 27:53 : 53 After His resurrection, they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
• John 8:40-41 : 40 But now you are trying to kill me—a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do this. 41 You are doing the works of your father." They said to him, "We are not illegitimate children. We have one Father—God."
• Isa 64:10-11 : 10 Our holy and glorious house, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins. 11 For these things, will you restrain yourself, LORD? Will you remain silent and afflict us so severely?
• Jer 7:4-9 : 4 Do not trust deceitful words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’ 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice between a person and their neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves, 7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors forever and ever. 8 But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless. 9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my name, and say, ‘We are safe,’ only to go on doing all these detestable things? 11 Has this house, which bears my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, I myself have seen it,’ declares the LORD.
• Jer 10:16 : 16 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the Lord Almighty is His name.
• Judg 17:13 : 13 Then Micah said, 'Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because I have a Levite as my priest.'
• 1 Sam 4:3-5 : 3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the Lord allowed us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh so it can come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies.' 4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, accompanied the Ark of the Covenant of God. 5 When the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted with such a great shout that the ground shook.
• Neh 11:1 : 1 The leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the remaining nine stayed in the towns.
• Neh 11:18 : 18 The total number of Levites in the holy city was 284.
• Ps 48:1 : 1 A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah.
• Ps 87:3 : 3 Glorious things are spoken of you, city of God. Selah.
• Rev 11:2 : 2 But exclude the outer court of the temple and do not measure it, because it has been given to the nations, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months.
• Rev 21:2 : 2 And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
• Rev 22:19 : 19 And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away their share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.