Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord who commands armies.
New American Standard Bible
And
The Lord of hosts is His name.
King James Version
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
Holman Bible
and lean on the God of Israel;
His name is Yahweh of Hosts.
International Standard Version
For they name themselves after the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name.
A Conservative Version
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and steady themselves upon the God of Israel, LORD of hosts is his name):
American Standard Version
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):
Amplified
“For they call themselves [citizens of Jerusalem] after the holy city
And depend on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name.
Bible in Basic English
For they say that they are of the holy town, and put their faith in the God of Israel: the Lord of armies is his name.
Darby Translation
For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah of hosts is his name.
Julia Smith Translation
For they were called of the holy city, and rested themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of armies his name.
King James 2000
For they call themselves after the holy city, and anchor themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For they call themselves {after the holy city}, and they lean on the God of Israel-- Yahweh of hosts [is] his name.
Modern King James verseion
For they call themselves of the holy city, and rest themselves on the God of Israel; Jehovah of Hosts is His name.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which are called free men of the holy city, as they that look for comfort in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
New Heart English Bible
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name):
The Emphasized Bible
For of the holy city, do they call themselves, And on the God of Israel, do they stay themselves, - Yahweh of hosts, is his name.
Webster
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.
World English Bible
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Armies is his name):
Youngs Literal Translation
For from the Holy City they have been called, And on the God of Israel been supported, Jehovah of Hosts is His name.
Themes
Declaration » What the lord declares
Jerusalem » The names given to » Called the holy city
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 48:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel
1 Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name 'Israel,' and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the Lord, and invoke the God of Israel -- but not in an honest and just manner. 2 Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord who commands armies. 3 "I announced events beforehand, I issued the decrees and made the predictions; suddenly I acted and they came to pass.
Cross References
Micah 3:11
Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, "The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!"
Isaiah 10:20
At that time those left in Israel, those who remain of the family of Jacob, will no longer rely on a foreign leader that abuses them. Instead they will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 52:1
Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you.
Romans 2:17
But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relationship to God
Jeremiah 21:2
"Please ask the Lord to come and help us, because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking us. Maybe the Lord will perform one of his miracles as in times past and make him stop attacking us and leave."
Judges 17:13
Micah said, "Now I know God will make me rich, because I have this Levite as my priest."
1 Samuel 4:3-5
When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why did the Lord let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let's take with us the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.
Nehemiah 11:1
So the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, while the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to settle in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in other cities.
Nehemiah 11:18
The sum total of the Levites in the holy city was 284.
Psalm 48:1
A song, a psalm by the Korahites. The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise in the city of our God, his holy hill.
Psalm 87:3
People say wonderful things about you, O city of God. (Selah)
Isaiah 47:4
says our protector -- the Lord who commands armies is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 51:13
Why do you forget the Lord, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor?
Isaiah 64:10-11
Your chosen cities have become a desert; Zion has become a desert, Jerusalem is a desolate ruin.
Jeremiah 7:4-11
Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, "We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here!"
Jeremiah 10:16
The Lord, who is the inheritance of Jacob's descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. He is known as the Lord who rules over all."
Daniel 9:24
"Seventy weeks have been determined concerning your people and your holy city to put an end to rebellion, to bring sin to completion, to atone for iniquity, to bring in perpetual righteousness, to seal up the prophetic vision, and to anoint a most holy place.
Matthew 4:5
Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,
Matthew 27:53
(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)
John 8:40-41
But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!
Revelation 11:2
But do not measure the outer courtyard of the temple; leave it out, because it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample on the holy city for forty-two months.
Revelation 21:2
And I saw the holy city -- the new Jerusalem -- descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 22:19
And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.