Isaiah 48:17

Thus saith Hashem thy Go'el, 1 the Kadosh Yisroel; 1 I am Hashem Eloheicha thy Melamed (Teacher) of doing that which profiteth, 1 thy Madrikh (Guide, Instructor) in the Derech that thou shouldest go. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.

In Context

16Come ye near unto Me, hear ye this; 1 I have not spoken baseter (in secret) merosh (from the first); 1 from the time that it takes place, there am I; 1 and now Adonoi Hashem, and His Ruach, + 48:16 Hakodesh hath sent Me. + 48:16 Moshiach, the Eved Hashem; see Isa 42:1; see Hashem ʼs Kedushah HaMeshulleshet here 1

18O if only thou hadst paid heed to My mitzvot! 1 Then had thy shalom been like a nahar, 1 and thy tzedakah as the waves of the yam; 1

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Cross References

Joshua 3:4Yet there shall be a rachok (distance, space) between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; come not near unto it, that ye have da'as of the Derech by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.

Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with Him, and so hast thou shalom; 1 thereby tovah shall come unto thee. 1

Psalms 25:8[Tet] Tov and yashar is Hashem; 1 therefore will He teach chatta'im in the Derech. 1

Psalms 32:8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the Derech which thou shalt go; 1 I will counsel thee with Mine eye. 1

Psalms 73:24Thou shalt guide me with Thy etzah (counsel), 1 and afterward take me to kavod (glory). 1

Isaiah 30:20And though Adonoi give you the lechem tzar (bread of trouble), and the mayim lachatz (waters of affliction), yet shall not thy morim (teachers) hide themselves any more, but thine eynayim shall see thy morim;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:17-22

Encouragement to God's People. ( b. c. 708.) 16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God , and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17 Thus saith the Lord , thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of… Read the whole commentary →

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