Isaiah 48:1

“ Sh'ma ·Hear obey· this, house of Jacob [Supplanter], 2 you who are called by the name of Israel [God prevails], 2 and have come out of the waters of Judah [Praised]. 1 You swear by Adonai’s name, 2 and make mention of the God of Israel [God prevails], 2 but not in truth, nor in righteousness 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2(for they call themselves citizens of the holy city, 2 and rely on the God of Israel [God prevails]; 2 Adonai Tzva'ot [Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies] is his name): 1

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Cross References

Genesis 35:10God said to him, “Your name is Jacob [Supplanter]. Your name shall not be Jacob [Supplanter] any more, but your name will be Israel [Wrestles with God / God prevails].” He named him Israel [God prevails].

Leviticus 19:12+ 19:12. Lev 19:12 (#3.229): T. Do not violate an oath; not to swear falsely by the name of Adonai / R. Not to swear falsely in God’s Name / Reason: For this would be profaning the name of your God “‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, + 19:12. Paraphrase Quoted in Matt 5:33 and shall not profane את the name of your God. I am Adonai.

Deuteronomy 5:28Adonai sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the voice of your words, when you spoke to me; and Adonai said to me, “I have sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken to you. They have well said all that they have spoken.

Deuteronomy 10:20+ 10:20. Deut 10:20 (Deut 10:20-21) (#1.41): Fear Adonai your God You shall fear Adonai your God; + 10:20. Deut 10:20 (#1.42): T. Cleave to Adonai / R. To cleave to, associate with, and assemble with those who study Torah ·Teaching· and know Adonai you shall abad ·serve· him; + 10:20. Quoted in Luke 4:8 and you shall dabak ·cling to, worship· him, + 10:20. Deut 10:20 (Deut 10:20-22) (#3.243): T. To swear by Adonai’s name only / R. To swear in God’s Name to confirm the truth when deemed necessary by court and you shall swear by his name.

Psalms 50:16But to the wicked God says, 2 “What right do you have to declare my statutes, 2 that you have taken my covenant on your lips, 2

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 48:1

God, having in the foregoing chapter reckoned with the Babylonians, and shown them their sins and the desolation that was coming upon them for their sins, to show that he hates sin wherever he finds it and will not connive at it in his own people, comes, in this chapter, to show the house of Jacob their sins, but, withal, the mercy God had in store for them notwithstanding; and he therefore sets their sins in order before them, that by their repentance and reformation they might be prepared for that mercy. I. He… Read the whole commentary →

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