Isaiah 46:12
Pay heed unto Me, ye abirei lev (stubborn of heart), 1 that are far from tzedakah; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 76:5Thou art more glorious and adir (majestic) 1 than the mountains of prey. 1
Psalms 119:155Yeshu'ah (salvation) is far from the resha'im, 1 for they seek not Thy chukkim. 1
Proverbs 8:1Doth not Chochmah cry out? 1 And Tevunah (understanding) put forth her voice? 1
Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the Devar Hashem, ye scoffing anashim, 1 that rule HaAm Hazeh which is in Yerushalayim. 1
Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, 1 ye that are fugitives escaped of the Goyim; 1 they have no da'as (knowledge, rationality) that burden themselves with their etz pesel (wooden idol), 1 the ones davening to an el lo yoshia (g-d who cannot save). 1
Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O Bais Ya'akov, 1 which are called b'shem Yisroel, 1 and are come forth out of the waters of Yehudah, 1 which take oaths b'Shem Hashem, 1 and invoke Elohei Yisroel, 1 but not in emes, nor in tzedakah. 1
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 46:6-13
The Folly of Idolatry; The Divine Prerogative Asserted. ( b. c. 708.) 5 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. 7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 8… Read the whole commentary →