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Legacy Standard Bible

Isaiah 46:12

"Hear Me, you stubborn of heart,Who are far from righteousness.

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.
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:
Easy-to-Read Version
"Listen to me, you stubborn people! You are far from doing what is right.
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"To whom would you liken MeAnd make Me equal and compare Me,That we would be alike? 6Those who lavish gold from the purseAnd weigh silver on the scale,They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god;They fall down, indeed they worship it. 7They carry it upon the shoulder and bear it;They set it in its place, and it stands there.It does not move from its place.Though one may cry to it, it cannot answer;It cannot save him from his distress. 8"Remember this, and be assured;Cause it to return to your heart, you transgressors. 9Remember the former things long past,For I am God, and there is no other;I am God, and there is no one like Me, 10Declaring the end from the beginning,And from ancient times things which have not been done,Saying, ‘My counsel will be established,And I will accomplish all My good pleasure', 11Calling a bird of prey from the east,The man of My counsel from a far country.Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass.I have formed it, surely I will do it. 12"Hear Me, you stubborn of heart,Who are far from righteousness. 13I bring near My righteousness, it is not far off;And My salvation will not delay.And I will grant salvation in Zion,And My glory for 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
And she conceived again and bore a son and said, "This time I will praise Yahweh." Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.
Genesis 38:7
But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so Yahweh put him to death.
Genesis 38:10
But what he did was displeasing in the sight of Yahweh; so He put him to death also.
Genesis 46:1
So Israel set out with all that he had and came to Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Genesis 46:3
And He said, "I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there.
Genesis 46:5
Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Genesis 46:8
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel—of Jacob and his sons—who were coming to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Genesis 46:12
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah and Perez and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). And the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 46:19
The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.
Genesis 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and 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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