Font Size
Isaiah 48
English Standard Version
Isaiah 48
English Standard Version
Israel Refined for God's Glory
48 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
(A)who are called by the name of Israel,
and (B)who came from the waters of Judah,
(C)who swear by the name of the Lord
and confess the God of Israel,
but not in truth or right.
2 For they call themselves after the holy city,
(D)and stay themselves on the God of Israel;
the Lord of hosts is his name.
3 “The former things (E)I declared of old;
they went out from my mouth, and I announced them;
then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.
4 Because I know that (F)you are obstinate,
and your neck is an iron sinew
and your forehead brass,
5 (G)I declared them to you from of old,
before they came to pass I announced them to you,
lest you should say, (H)‘My idol did them,
my carved image and my metal image commanded them.’
6 “You have heard; now see all this;
and will you not declare it?
From this time forth (I)I announce to you new things,
hidden things that you have not known.
7 They are created now, not long ago;
before today you have never heard of them,
lest you should say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’
8 You have never heard, you have never known,
from of old your ear has not been opened.
For I knew that you would surely deal treacherously,
and that (J)from before birth you were called a rebel.
9 (K)“For my name's sake I defer my anger;
for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you,
that I may not cut you off.
10 Behold, I have refined you, (L)but not as silver;
(M)I have tried[a] you in the furnace of affliction.
11 (N)For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it,
for how should my name[b] be profaned?
(O)My glory I will not give to another.
The Lord's Call to Israel
12 “Listen to me, O Jacob,
and Israel, whom I called!
I am he; (P)I am the first,
and I am the last.
13 My hand (Q)laid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand (R)spread out the heavens;
(S)when I call to them,
they stand forth together.
14 “Assemble, all of you, and listen!
(T)Who among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
(U)he shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
and his arm shall be against (V)the Chaldeans.
15 (W)I, even I, have spoken and called him;
I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way.
16 (X)Draw near to me, hear this:
from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
from the time it came to be I have been there.”
And now (Y)the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.
17 Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.
18 (Z)Oh that you had paid attention to my commandments!
(AA)Then your peace would have been like a river,
and your righteousness like the waves of the sea;
19 (AB)your offspring would have been like the sand,
and your descendants like its grains;
their name would never be cut off
or destroyed from before me.”
20 (AC)Go out from Babylon, flee from (AD)Chaldea,
declare this (AE)with a shout of joy, proclaim it,
send it out to the end of the earth;
say, (AF)“The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob!”
21 (AG)They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts;
(AH)he made water flow for them from the rock;
he split the rock and the water gushed out.
22 (AI)“There is no peace,” says the Lord, “for the wicked.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:10 Or I have chosen
- Isaiah 48:11 Hebrew lacks my name
Jesaja 48
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jesaja 48
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Israels trolöshet och befrielse
48 Hör detta, Jakobs släkt,
ni som bär namnet Israel
och härstammar från Juda,
ni som svär vid Herrens namn
och bekänner er till Israels Gud,
men inte i sanning och rättfärdighet.
2 De uppkallar sig efter den heliga staden
och stöder sig på Israels Gud,
vars namn är härskarornas Herre.
3 Det som tidigare hände
hade jag talat om i förväg för länge sedan,
förutsagt det, tillkännagett det.
Plötsligt agerade jag, och det skedde.
4 Jag vet att du är hård.
Din nacke är av järn
och din panna av koppar.
5 Därför förutsade jag det för så länge sedan,
talade om det innan det skedde,
så att du inte skulle kunna säga:
’Min avgud gjorde det.
Min skurna och gjutna gudabild gav befallning om det!’
6 Du har hört detta och kan se det.
Erkänner ni det inte?
Nu vill jag förkunna nya ting för dig,
hemligheter som du inte vetat om.
7 De har skapats nu, inte för länge sedan.
Du har inte hört om dem förrän idag,
för att du inte ska kunna säga:
’Det här visste jag!’
8 Du fick inget höra och inget veta,
du hade inget öppet öra.
Jag visste hur trolös du var,
du kallades upprorsmakare alltsedan du föddes.
9 Men för mitt namns skull håller jag tillbaka min vrede,
för min äras skull behärskar jag mig
och utplånar dig inte.
10 Jag renade dig men fann inget silver.
Jag prövade dig i lidandets ugn.
11 För min egen skull,
ja, just för min egen skull, agerar jag,
för hur skulle jag kunna låta mig vanhelgas?
Min ära ger jag inte till någon annan.
12 Lyssna på mig, Jakob,
Israel, som jag har kallat!
Jag är Gud.
Jag är den förste, och jag är den siste.
13 Det var min hand som lade jordens grund,
och min högra hand bredde ut himlarna.
När jag kallade på dem stod de där.
14 Kom samman, ni alla, och lyssna!
Vem av dessa har förutsagt det här,
att den som Herren älskar
ska fullfölja hans plan
mot Babylon och mot kaldéerna?
15 Jag, jag har talat detta.
Jag har kallat honom och fört fram honom,
och han ska ha framgång.
16 Kom närmare och lyssna till detta:
Från första början har jag talat öppet,
och när tiden var inne för något att äga rum, var jag där.
Och nu har Herren, Herren sänt mig
och sin Ande.”[a]
17 Så säger Herren, din befriare[b], Israels Helige:
”Jag är Herren, din Gud,
som vill undervisa dig om ditt eget bästa
och leda dig på den väg där du ska vandra.
18 Om du ändå hade lyssnat till mina bud!
Då skulle du ha upplevt en ström av frid
och rättfärdighet lik havets vågor.
19 Då skulle dina ättlingar ha blivit som sanden,
din avkomma som sandkornen.
Deras namn skulle aldrig utplånas
utan bestå inför mig.”
20 Lämna Babylon,
fly från Kaldéen!
Förkunna det med glädjerop,
gör det känt för jordens alla hörn.
Säg: ”Herren har befriat sin tjänare Jakob.”
21 De behövde inte vara törstiga
när han förde dem genom öknarna,
för han lät vatten flöda ur klippan,
han klöv klippan, så att vatten forsade fram.
22 ”Men för de gudlösa finns det ingen frid, säger Herren.
Footnotes
- 48:16 Det är inte säkert vem som talar här. Hittills är det fortfarande Herren eller Jesaja själv börjar tala här.
- 48:17 Se 4 Mos 35:12 med not.
Isaiah 48
New International Version
Isaiah 48
New International Version
Stubborn Israel
48 “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob,
you who are called by the name of Israel(A)
and come from the line of Judah,(B)
you who take oaths(C) in the name of the Lord(D)
and invoke(E) the God of Israel—
but not in truth(F) or righteousness—
2 you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city(G)
and claim to rely(H) on the God of Israel—
the Lord Almighty is his name:(I)
3 I foretold the former things(J) long ago,
my mouth announced(K) them and I made them known;
then suddenly(L) I acted, and they came to pass.
4 For I knew how stubborn(M) you were;
your neck muscles(N) were iron,
your forehead(O) was bronze.
5 Therefore I told you these things long ago;
before they happened I announced(P) them to you
so that you could not say,
‘My images brought them about;(Q)
my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’
6 You have heard these things; look at them all.
Will you not admit them?
“From now on I will tell you of new things,(R)
of hidden things unknown to you.
7 They are created(S) now, and not long ago;(T)
you have not heard of them before today.
So you cannot say,
‘Yes, I knew(U) of them.’
8 You have neither heard nor understood;(V)
from of old your ears(W) have not been open.
Well do I know how treacherous(X) you are;
you were called a rebel(Y) from birth.
9 For my own name’s sake(Z) I delay my wrath;(AA)
for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you,
so as not to destroy you completely.(AB)
10 See, I have refined(AC) you, though not as silver;
I have tested(AD) you in the furnace(AE) of affliction.
11 For my own sake,(AF) for my own sake, I do this.
How can I let myself be defamed?(AG)
I will not yield my glory to another.(AH)
Israel Freed
12 “Listen(AI) to me, Jacob,
Israel, whom I have called:(AJ)
I am he;(AK)
I am the first and I am the last.(AL)
13 My own hand laid the foundations of the earth,(AM)
and my right hand spread out the heavens;(AN)
when I summon them,
they all stand up together.(AO)
14 “Come together,(AP) all of you, and listen:
Which of the idols has foretold(AQ) these things?
The Lord’s chosen ally(AR)
will carry out his purpose(AS) against Babylon;(AT)
his arm will be against the Babylonians.[a]
15 I, even I, have spoken;
yes, I have called(AU) him.
I will bring him,
and he will succeed(AV) in his mission.
16 “Come near(AW) me and listen(AX) to this:
“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;(AY)
at the time it happens, I am there.”
17 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer,(BC) the Holy One(BD) of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches(BE) you what is best for you,
who directs(BF) you in the way(BG) you should go.
18 If only you had paid attention(BH) to my commands,
your peace(BI) would have been like a river,(BJ)
your well-being(BK) like the waves of the sea.
19 Your descendants(BL) would have been like the sand,(BM)
your children like its numberless grains;(BN)
their name would never be blotted out(BO)
nor destroyed from before me.”
20 Leave Babylon,
flee(BP) from the Babylonians!
Announce this with shouts of joy(BQ)
and proclaim it.
Send it out to the ends of the earth;(BR)
say, “The Lord has redeemed(BS) his servant Jacob.”
21 They did not thirst(BT) when he led them through the deserts;
he made water flow(BU) for them from the rock;
he split the rock
and water gushed out.(BV)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 48:14 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 20
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible) (NUB)
Swedish Contemporary Bible (nuBibeln) Copyright © 2015 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.