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Good News Translation

Isaiah 46:12

"Listen to me, you stubborn people who think that victory is far away.

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:
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;
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 will you compare me?" says the Lord . "Is there anyone else like me? 6 People open their purses and pour out gold; they weigh out silver on the scales. They hire a goldsmith to make a god; then they bow down and worship it. 7 They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they put it in place, and there it stands, unable to move from where it is. If any pray to it, it cannot answer or save them from disaster. 8 "Remember this, you sinners; consider what I have done. 9 Remember what happened long ago; acknowledge that I alone am God and that there is no one else like me. 10 From the beginning I predicted the outcome; long ago I foretold what would happen. I said that my plans would never fail, that I would do everything I intended to do. 11 I am calling a man to come from the east; he will swoop down like a hawk and accomplish what I have planned. I have spoken, and it will be done. 12 "Listen to me, you stubborn people who think that victory is far away. 13 I am bringing the day of victory near— it is not far away at all. My triumph will not be delayed. I will save Jerusalem and bring honor to Israel there."

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 she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, "This time I will praise the Lord "; so she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
Genesis 38:7
Er's conduct was evil, and it displeased the Lord , so the Lord killed him.
Genesis 38:10
What he did displeased the Lord , and the Lord killed him also.
Genesis 46:1
Jacob packed up all he had and went to Beersheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
Genesis 46:3
"I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be afraid to go to Egypt; I will make your descendants a great nation there.
Genesis 46:5
Jacob set out from Beersheba. His sons put him, their small children, and their wives in the wagons which the king of Egypt had sent.
Genesis 46:8
The members of Jacob's family who went to Egypt with him were his oldest son Reuben
Genesis 46:12
Judah and his sons: Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Judah's other sons, Er and Onan, had died in Canaan.) Perez' sons were Hezron and Hamul.
Genesis 46:19
Jacob's wife Rachel bore him two sons: Joseph and Benjamin.
Genesis 46:21
Benjamin's sons were Bela, Becher, 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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