Isaiah 48.12

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Isaiah 48.12

Book: Isaiah · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"10. Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 11. For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another."

"12. Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last."

"13. Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. 14. Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? He whom Jehovah loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans." (Isaiah 48:10-14, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"10. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction. 11. For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another."

"12. “Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I am also the last."

"13. Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. when I call to them, they stand up together. 14. “Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear; who among them has declared these things? He whom Yahweh loves will do what he likes to Babylon, and his arm will be against the Chaldeans." (Isaiah 48:10-14, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"10. Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. ^{with: or, for silver} 11. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another."

"12. Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last."

"13. Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. ^{my: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out} 14. All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans." (Isaiah 48:10-14, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"10. Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction. 11. For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do [it], For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not."

"12. Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called one, I [am] He, I [am] first, and I [am] last;"

"13. Also, My hand hath founded earth, And My right hand stretched out the heavens, I am calling unto them, they stand together. 14. Be gathered all of you, and hear, Who among them did declare these things? Jehovah hath loved him, He doth His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm [is on] the Chaldeans." (Isaiah 48:10-14, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Isaiah son of Amoz (traditional unity) + LORD direct discourse
Audience: Judah under Uzziah/Jotham/Ahaz/Hezekiah + exilic remnant
Location: Jerusalem and Judah
Time period: ministry c. 740-680 BC

Theological reading

Key words

No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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