Isaiah 48:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 48:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 48:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 48:2 — NIV
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Cross-References for Isaiah 48:2
“Awake, awake, Zion, clothe yourself with strength! Put on your garments of splendor, Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.”
Similar language addressing Israel and Jerusalem, emphasizing their identity.
“and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast.””
Refers to swearing by the name of the Lord, but lacking genuine righteousness.
“Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they lean on the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.””
Highlights the hypocrisy of claiming to rely on the Lord while acting wickedly.
“Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;”
Speaks to the reliance on religious identity without corresponding righteous behavior.
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