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Isaiah 48:3

I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

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ASV

I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtthe former [things]H7223 →
מֵאָ֣זme.'Azfrom thenH227 →
הִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiI declaredH5046 →
וּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.Piand from mouth myH6310 →
יָצְא֖וּya.tze.'Uthey went outH3318 →
וְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םve.'ash.mi.'Emand I proclaimed themH8085 →
פִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmsuddenlyH6597 →
עָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiI actedH6213 →
וַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃va.ta.Vo.nahand they cameH935 →

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Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”Joshua 21:45Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.Isaiah 41:22“Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.Isaiah 44:7–8Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.Isaiah 43:9All the nations gather together and the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and proclaim to us the former things? Let them present their witnesses to vindicate them, so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”Isaiah 46:9–10Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.Joshua 23:14–15Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.Isaiah 37:7Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”Isaiah 48:5Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’Isaiah 10:33–34Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.Isaiah 37:29Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’Isaiah 41:27I was the first to tell Zion: ‘Look, here they are!’ And I gave to Jerusalem a herald of good news.Isaiah 10:12–19So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.Isaiah 37:36–38Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!Hosea 5:9Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.

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