"For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts {is} his name." — Isaiah 48:2

Isaiah 48:2 · KJV

“For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts {is} his name.”

— Isaiah 48:2

Verse 1

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.

Verse 3

I 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.

Isaiah 48 — Context

For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts {is} his name.

I 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.

Because I knew that thou {art} obstinate, and thy neck {is} an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; {obstinate: Heb. hard}

Cross References

Micah 3:11

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, {Is} not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us. {and say: Heb. saying}

Romans 2:17

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

Isaiah 10:20

And it shall come to pass in that day, {that} the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

Matthew 27:53

And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

Jeremiah 21:2

Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

Isaiah 64:10-11

Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Nehemiah 11:1

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts {to dwell} in {other} cities.