Isaiah 48

KJVHear 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.

GIGAKJVHear this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and have come 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, or in righteousness.

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

GIGAKJVFor they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel. The Lord of Hosts is his name.

KJVI have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

GIGAKJVI have declared the former things from the beginning. They went out of my mouth, and I showed them. I did them suddenly, and they happened.

KJVBecause I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

GIGAKJVBecause I knew that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron tendon, and your brow bronze.

KJVI 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.

GIGAKJVI told you these things from the beginning. Before they happened, I showed them to you, so that you could not say, "My idol did them. My carved image and my cast image commanded them."

KJVThou 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.

GIGAKJVYou have heard, see all this. Will not you declare it? I have showed you new things from this time, even hidden things, and you did not know them.

KJVThey 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.

GIGAKJVThey are created now, not long ago. You had not heard of them before today, so you cannot say, "Look, I already knew them."

KJVYea, 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.

GIGAKJVYes, you did not hear. Yes, you did not know. Yes, from that time that your ear was not opened. For I knew that you would deal very unfaithfully, and were called a rebel from the womb.

KJVFor my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

GIGAKJVFor my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I cut you not off.

KJVBehold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

GIGAKJVI have refined you, but not with silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of suffering.

KJVFor mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

GIGAKJVFor my own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it. For how should my name be polluted? And I will not give my glory to another.

KJVHearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

GIGAKJVListen to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called. I am he. I am the first, I also am the last.

KJVMine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.

GIGAKJVMy hand also has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spanned the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

KJVAll ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

GIGAKJVAll you, assemble yourselves, and hear. Which among them has declared these things? The Lord has loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

KJVI, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

GIGAKJVI, even I, have spoken. Yes, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

KJVCome ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

GIGAKJVCome near to me, hear this. I have not spoken in secret from the beginning. From the time that it was, there I am: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, has sent me.

KJVThus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

GIGAKJVThe Lord says this, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. I am the Lord your God which teaches you to profit, which leads you by the way that you should go.

KJVO that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

GIGAKJVOh, if only you had listened to my commandments! Then had your peace been as a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:

KJVThy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

GIGAKJVYour descendants also would have been like the sand, and your own children like its grains. His name should not have been cut off or destroyed from before me.

KJVGo ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

GIGAKJVGo out of Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare, tell this, speak it even to the end of the earth. Say you, The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob.

KJVAnd they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

GIGAKJVAnd they did not thirst when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

KJVThere is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

GIGAKJVThere is no peace, says the Lord, to the wicked.