Isaiah 48:17

This is what Yahweh, the one who saves you, the Holy God of us Israelis, says: “I am Yahweh, your God; I teach you what is important for you to know; I direct you and lead you to the roads that you should walk on [MET].

Translation for Translators

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 close to me and listen to what I say. Long ago [MTY] I told you plainly/clearly [LIT] what would happen, and when those things occurred, I was causing them to happen.” And now Yahweh the Lord and his Spirit have sent me to give you a message.

18I wish that you had paid attention to my commands! If you had done that, things would have gone well for you like [SIM] a river that flows gently; you would have been successful again and again, like [SIM] waves that come without ceasing.

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Cross References

Joshua 3:4You have not been ◄here/along this road► before, so you must follow the priests. But do not walk close to the chest. Stay ◄1,000 yards/900 meters► from the chest. The chest is sacred, so ◄God will punish you/you will be punished► if you come close to it.”

Job 22:21“So, Job, be reconciled to God and make peace with him; if you do that, good things will happen to you.

Psalms 25:8Yahweh is good and fair/just; therefore he shows sinners ◄how they should conduct their lives/how to live as you want them to►.

Psalms 32:8Yahweh says, “I will teach you about how you should conduct your life. I will instruct you and watch over you.

Psalms 73:24You guide me by teaching me, and ◄at the end of my life/when I die►, you will receive me and honor me.

Isaiah 30:20Although now Yahweh has caused you to daily experience [MET] great troubles and suffer much, he, your teacher, will not hide himself from you. He [SYN] will teach you many things clearly.

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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