Isaiah 48:7
What does Isaiah 48:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 48:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Now 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.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752They are created now, and not of old: and before the day, when thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldst say: Behold I knew them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890they are created now, and not long ago; and before this day thou hast not heard them, lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
Context
v.6Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
v.7This passage
v.8Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
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