Isaiah 48:3
I have declared the former things long ago; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I caused them to be heard: I wrought suddenly, and they came to pass.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass,
Cross References
Joshua 21:45There failed nothing of all the good things that Jehovah had spoken to the house of Israel: all came to pass.
Isaiah 10:12And it shall come to pass, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stoutness of heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Isaiah 37:7Behold, I will put a spirit into him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Isaiah 37:36And an angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.
Isaiah 42:9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth will I cause you to hear them.
Isaiah 44:7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? And the coming things, and those that shall happen, let them declare unto them.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:2-9
God's Expostulation with His People. ( b. c. 708.) 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. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name. 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed… Read the whole commentary →