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Isaiah 48:1

“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—

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ASV

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-listen toH8085 →
זֹ֣אתzotthisH2063 →
בֵּֽית־beit-O house ofH1004 →
יַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoJacobH3290 →
הַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'Imthose [who] are calledH7121 →
בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shemby [the] name ofH8034 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.Meiand from [the] waters ofH4325 →
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
יָצָ֑אוּya.Tza.'uthey came outH3318 →
הַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'Imthose [who] swearH7650 →
בְּשֵׁ֣םbe.Shemby [the] name ofH8034 →
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.Heiand <in> [the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
יַזְכִּ֔ירוּyaz.Ki.ruthey bring to remembranceH2142 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
בֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.Metin truthH571 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
בִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.Kahin righteousnessH6666 →

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Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”Psalms 68:26Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.Genesis 4:26And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.Jeremiah 5:2Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”Isaiah 1:10–14Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!Matthew 15:8–9‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.Isaiah 65:16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.Jeremiah 7:9–10Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,Deuteronomy 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.Genesis 32:28Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”Acts 13:26Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.John 4:24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”2 Kings 17:34To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.Deuteronomy 5:28And the LORD heard the words you spoke to me, and He said to me, “I have heard the words that these people have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.Revelation 2:9I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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