Isaiah 48:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֣את בֵּֽית־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִמֵּ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יָצָ֑אוּ הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים ׀ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א בֶאֱמֶ֖ת וְלֹ֥א בִצְדָקָֽה׃

Transliteration

Shimʿû-zōʾt bêt-yaʿăqōb hanniqrāʾîm in shēm yiśrāʾēl ûmimmê yehûdāh yāṣāʾû hannishbāʿîm in shēm YHWH ûbēʾlōhê yiśrāʾēl yazkîrû not in ʾemet and not in ṣedāqāh

Grammar Details

• *Shimʿû*: imperative plural - hear/listen
• *zōʾt*: demonstrative feminine singular - this
• *bêt*: construct state - house of
• *yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
• *hanniqrāʾîm*: definite article + niphal participle masculine plural - the ones being called
• *shēm*: masculine singular construct - name of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ûmimmê*: conjunction wə + preposition min + construct form - and from waters of
• *yehûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *yāṣāʾû*: qal perfect 3rd person plural - they came out/went forth
• *hannishbāʿîm*: definite article + niphal participle masculine plural - the ones swearing
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *ûbēʾlōhê*: conjunction wə + preposition bə + construct form - and in/by God of
• *yazkîrû*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person plural - they mention/invoke
• *ʾemet*: feminine singular - truth/faithfulness
• *ṣedāqāh*: feminine singular - righteousness

Word Meanings

• *Shimʿû*: hear/listen/obey
• *hanniqrāʾîm*: called/named/summoned
• *ûmimmê*: from waters of/from sources of/from lineage of
• *yāṣāʾû*: came forth/descended/originated
• *hannishbāʿîm*: who swear/take oaths/make pledges
• *yazkîrû*: mention/invoke/proclaim/commemorate
• *ʾemet*: truth/faithfulness/reliability
• *ṣedāqāh*: righteousness/justice/rightful conduct

Referenced Verses

• Ps 68:26 : 26 Bless{H8761)} ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
• Jer 4:2 : 2 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Deut 33:28 : 28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
• Num 24:7 : 7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
• Deut 6:13 : 13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
• Isa 65:16 : 16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
• Isa 58:2 : 2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
• Isa 62:8 : 8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:
• Deut 10:20 : 20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
• Deut 5:28 : 28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
• Gen 32:28 : 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
• Gen 35:10 : 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
• Exod 23:13 : 13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
• Lev 19:12 : 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
• 2 Kgs 17:34 : 34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
• Ps 50:16-20 : 16 But unto the wicked God saith{H8804)}, What hast thou to do to declare{H8763)} my statutes, or that thou shouldest take{H8799)} my covenant in thy mouth? 17 Seeing thou hatest{H8804)} instruction, and castest{H8686)} my words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest{H8804)} a thief, then thou consentedst{H8799)} with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers{H8764)}. 19 Thou givest{H8804)} thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth{H8686)} deceit. 20 Thou sittest{H8799)} and speakest{H8762)} against thy brother; thou{H8799)} slanderest thine own mother's son.
• Ps 63:11 : 11 But the king shall rejoice{H8799)} in God; every one that sweareth{H8737)} by him shall glory{H8691)}: but the mouth of them that speak{H8802)} lies shall be stopped{H8735)}.
• Ps 66:3 : 3 Say{H8798)} unto God, How terrible{H8737)} art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies{H8802)} submit{H8762)} themselves unto thee.
• Prov 5:16 : 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
• Isa 1:10-14 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
• Isa 26:13 : 13 O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
• Isa 44:5 : 5 One shall say, I am the LORD'S; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
• Jer 5:2 : 2 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
• Jer 7:9-9 : 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
• Zeph 1:5 : 5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
• Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.
• Matt 15:8-9 : 8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
• Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
• John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
• John 4:24 : 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
• Rom 2:17 : 17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
• Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
• Rom 9:6 : 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
• Rom 9:8 : 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
• 1 Tim 4:2 : 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
• 2 Tim 3:2-5 : 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
• Rev 2:9 : 9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty,(but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
• Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.