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Isaiah 46:12

"Listen to me, you stubborn people! You are far from doing what is right.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Heart;   Impenitence;   Justification;   Salvation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Stubbornness;   The Topic Concordance - Hearing;   Resurrection;   Righteousness;   Salvation;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Heart, Character of the Unrenewed;   Righteousness;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Election;   Micah, Book of;   Righteousness;   Servant of the Lord;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Far;   Stout;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 21;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Listen to me, you hardhearted,far removed from justice:
Hebrew Names Version
Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:
King James Version
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
English Standard Version
"Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness:
New American Standard Bible
"Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.
New Century Version
Listen to me, you stubborn people, who are far from what is right.
Amplified Bible
"Listen to Me, you stiff-necked people, You who are far from righteousness (right standing with God).
World English Bible
Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Heare me, ye stubburne hearted, that are farre from iustice.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Hear Me, you stubborn of heart,Who are far from righteousness.
Berean Standard Bible
Listen to Me, you stubborn people, far removed from righteousness:
Contemporary English Version
You people are stubborn and far from being safe, so listen to me.
Complete Jewish Bible
Listen to me, you stubborn people, so far from righteousness:
Darby Translation
Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
George Lamsa Translation
Hearken to me, O you stubborn of heart, that are far from righteousness;
Good News Translation
"Listen to me, you stubborn people who think that victory is far away.
Lexham English Bible
Listen to me, strong of heart, far from righteousness!
Literal Translation
Listen to Me, mighty ones of heart who are far from righteousness:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Heare me, o ye that are of an hie stomack, but farre from rightuousnesse.
American Standard Version
Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to me, you feeble-hearted, who have no faith in my righteousness:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Hearken unto Me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
King James Version (1611)
Hearken vnto me, ye stout hearted, that are farre from righteousnesse.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Heare me O ye that are of an hye stomacke, but farre from righteousnesse:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Hearken to me, ye senseless ones, that are far from righteousness:
English Revised Version
Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ye of hard herte, here me, that ben fer fro riytfulnesse.
Update Bible Version
Listen to me, you stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness:
Webster's Bible Translation
Hearken to me, ye stout-hearted, that [are] far from righteousness:
New English Translation
Listen to me, you stubborn people, you who distance yourself from doing what is right.
New King James Version
"Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, Who are far from righteousness:
New Living Translation
"Listen to me, you stubborn people who are so far from doing right.
New Life Bible
"Listen to Me, you strong-willed people who are far from being right and good.
New Revised Standard
Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from deliverance:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Hearken unto me, Ye valiant of heart, - Who are far away from righteousness:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(46-11) Hear me, O ye hardhearted, who are far from justice.
Revised Standard Version
"Hearken to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from deliverance:
Young's Literal Translation
Hearken unto Me, ye mighty in heart, Who are far from righteousness.
THE MESSAGE
"Now listen to me: You're a hardheaded bunch and hard to help. I'm ready to help you right now. Deliverance is not a long-range plan. Salvation isn't on hold. I'm putting salvation to work in Zion now, and glory in Israel."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, Who are far from righteousness.

Contextual Overview

5 "Can you compare me to anyone? No one is equal to me. You cannot understand everything about me. There is nothing like me. 6 Some people are rich with gold and silver. Gold falls from their purses, and they weigh their silver on scales. They pay an artist to make a false god from wood. Then they bow down and worship that false god. 7 They put their false god on their shoulders and carry it. That false god is useless; people have to carry it! People set the statue on the ground, and it cannot move. That false god never walks away from its place. People can yell at it, but it will not answer. That false god is only a statue; it cannot save people from their troubles. 8 "Sinners, change your heart and mind. Think about this again. Remember it and be strong. 9 Remember what happened long ago. Remember, I am God and there is no other God. There is no other like me. 10 "In the beginning, I told you what would happen in the end. A long time ago, I told you things that have not happened yet. When I plan something, it happens. I do whatever I want to do. 11 I am calling a man from the east to do what I want. He will come like an eagle from a faraway country. He will do all that I have planned. Everything I said will happen just as I said it would. 12 "Listen to me, you stubborn people! You are far from doing what is right. 13 But I am close to making things right. Salvation will not be delayed much longer. I will bring salvation to Zion and to my wonderful Israel."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hearken: Isaiah 46:3, Isaiah 28:23, Isaiah 45:20, Psalms 49:1, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 8:1-5, Ephesians 5:14, Revelation 3:17, Revelation 3:18

ye stouthearted: Isaiah 48:4, Psalms 76:5, Zechariah 7:11, Zechariah 7:12, Malachi 3:13-15, Acts 7:51

that: Psalms 119:150, Psalms 119:155, Jeremiah 2:5, Ephesians 2:13

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 22:19 - thine heart Isaiah 9:9 - in the pride Isaiah 42:21 - well Mark 4:3 - Hearken

Cross-References

Genesis 29:35
Then Leah gave birth to another son. She named this son Judah. Leah named him this because she said, "Now I will praise the Lord ." Then Leah stopped having children.
Genesis 38:7
But Er did many bad things. The Lord was not happy with him, so the Lord killed him.
Genesis 38:10
This made the Lord angry. So he killed Onan also.
Genesis 46:1
So Israel began his trip to Egypt. First he went to Beersheba. There he worshiped God, the God of his father Isaac. He offered sacrifices.
Genesis 46:3
Then God said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. In Egypt I will make you a great nation.
Genesis 46:5
Then Jacob left Beersheba and traveled to Egypt. His sons, the sons of Israel, brought their father, their wives, and all their children to Egypt. They traveled in the wagons the Pharaoh had sent.
Genesis 46:8
These are the names of Israel's sons and family who went to Egypt with him: Reuben was Jacob's first son.
Genesis 46:12
Judah's sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.) Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 46:19
Benjamin was also with Jacob. Benjamin was Jacob and Rachel's son. (Joseph was also Rachel's son, but he was already in Egypt.)
Genesis 46:21
Benjamin's sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Hearken unto me, ye stout hearted,.... This is not an address to the Chaldeans, as Kimchi and others think, who were merciless and cruel to the Jews, and far from doing that which was right unto them, but oppressed them, and would not let them go; but to the Jews themselves, at least to the wicked and profligate among them, who were always a stouthearted, stiffnecked, and a rebellious people; and even those who made more presences to religion were only self-righteous, and were far from true righteousness. The whole may be applied to all persons destitute of the grace of God, professors or profane, who are stout or stubborn hearted; have hard and impenitent hearts; proud and haughty in their hearts; proud of their wisdom, power, and strength; stout in their hearts against God, as appears by their words and actions; oppose themselves to the people of God, his word and ordinances; and some so daring as to make a mock at sin, at religion, and a future state, and outbrave death itself; though when God calls them to an account, as he sometimes does by his judgments here, and will at the last judgment hereafter; or by the workings of his Spirit upon them, convincing them of sin, righteousness, and judgment; their hearts fail, and they cannot be strong and endure; when his word comes with power, and they hear it, and feel the energy of it, they are cut to the heart, and their stout and proud spirits are brought down, and made to submit: even such

that are far from righteousness; as all men are in a state of nature, none are righteous, no, not one, but are full of all unrighteousness; even those that are the most righteous and religious, externally, are without a righteousness; they do not attain to one by the law of works; they go about to establish their own, and do not submit to the righteousness of God, and so are far from it: and indeed all God's elect, in a state of unregeneracy, are far from any knowledge of the righteousness of Christ, they not being yet convinced of the need of it, and it having not yet been revealed and applied unto them, and received by faith; now these are called upon to hear the word externally, which coming with power, causes them to hear spiritually what follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hearken unto me - This is designed to call the attention of the skeptical and unbelieving Jews to the important truth which he was delivering. Many among them might be disposed to say that the fulfillment was delayed, and he therefore calls upon them to attend particularly to his solemn declarations.

Ye stout-hearted - The phrase ‘stout-hearted’ would naturally, denote those who were bold and courageous. But here it evidently means those whose hearts were strong against God; who nerved themselves to resist and oppose his plans and government; who were stubborn and rebellious.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 46:12. Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted - This is an address to the Babylonians, stubbornly bent on the practice of injustice towards the Israelites.


 
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