Isaiah 48:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’”
A short, plain-language explanation of Isaiah 48:7 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“They 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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Now 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.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 48:7 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 32:13So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’
- Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
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