Isaiah 48:3 · KJV
“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 48:3
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts {is} his name.
Because I knew that thou {art} obstinate, and thy neck {is} an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; {obstinate: Heb. hard}
Isaiah 48 — Context
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.
2For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts {is} his name.
3I 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.
4Because I knew that thou {art} obstinate, and thy neck {is} an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; {obstinate: Heb. hard}
5I 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.
Cross References
Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
Joshua 21:45
There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
Isaiah 41:22
Let them bring {them} forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they {be}, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. {consider...: Heb. set our heart upon them}
Isaiah 45:21
Tell ye, and bring {them} near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? {who} hath told it from that time? {have} not I the LORD? and {there is} no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; {there is} none beside me.
Isaiah 44:7-8
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.
Isaiah 43:9
Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, {It is} truth.
Isaiah 46:9-10
Remember the former things of old: for I {am} God, and {there is} none else; {I am} God, and {there is} none like me,
Joshua 23:14-15
And, behold, this day I {am} going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, {and} not one thing hath failed thereof.