Isaiah 48:2

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.

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
For they call themselves after the holy cityAnd are supported by the God of Israel;Yahweh of hosts is His name.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For they are named of the holy citie, and are grounded vpon the God of Israel, whose name is the Lorde of hoastes.

Darby Translation
For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah of hosts is his name.

New King James Version
For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name:

Literal Translation
For they are called of the holy city, and rest themselves on the God of Israel; Jehovah of Hosts is His name.

Easy-to-Read Version
"Yes, you call yourselves citizens of the holy city, those who depend on the God of Israel. The Lord All-Powerful is his name.

World English Bible
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of Hosts is his name):

King James Version (1611)
For they call themselues of the holy city, and stay themselues vpon the God of Israel, the Lord of hostes is his Name.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which are called fre men of the holy citie, as they that loke for conforth in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORDE of hoostes.

Amplified Bible
"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.

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):

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.

Update Bible Version
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; Yahweh of hosts is his name):

Webster's Bible Translation
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name.

New Century Version
You call yourselves people of the holy city, and you depend on the God of Israel, who is named the Lord All-Powerful.

New English Translation
Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord who commands armies.

Contemporary English Version
You call Jerusalem your home and say you depend on me, the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel.

Complete Jewish Bible
that they call themselves people of the holy city or rely on the God of Isra'el — Adonai -Tzva'ot is his name:

Geneva Bible (1587)
For they are called of the holy citie, & staie themselues vpon the God of Israel, whose Name is the Lord of hostes.

George Lamsa Translation
For they are called out of the holy city and they rely upon the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.

Hebrew Names Version
(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Yisra'el; the LORD of Hosts is his name):

JPS Old Testament (1917)
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel, the LORD of hosts is His name.

New Living Translation
even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord of Heaven's Armies.

New Life Bible
For they call themselves people of the holy city, and trust in the God of Israel. The Lord of All is His name.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
maintaining also the name of the holy city, and staying themselves on the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name. The former things I have already declared;

English Revised Version
For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.

Berean Standard Bible
who indeed call yourselves after the Holy City and lean on the God of Israel-the LORD of Hosts is His name.

New Revised Standard
For they call themselves after the holy city, and lean on the God of Israel; the Lord of hosts is his name.

J.B. Rotherham 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For they are called of the holy city, and are established upon the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name.

Lexham English Bible
For they call themselves after the holy city, and they lean on the God of Israel— Yahweh of hosts is his name.

English Standard Version
For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the Lord of hosts is his name.

New American Standard Bible
"For they name themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of armies is His name.

Good News Translation
And yet you are proud to say that you are citizens of the holy city and that you depend on Israel's God, whose name is the Lord Almighty.

Christian Standard Bible®
For they are named after the Holy City, and lean on the God of Israel; His name is Yahweh of Hosts.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thei ben clepid of the hooli citee, and ben stablischid on the God of Israel, the Lord of oostis is his name.

Revised Standard Version
For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.

Young's 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.

Contextual Overview

¹ Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord , and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. ² For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name. ³ I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. ⁴ Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; ⁵ I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. ⁶ Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. ⁷ They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. ⁸ Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they call: Isaiah 52:1, Isaiah 64:10, Isaiah 64:11, Nehemiah 11:1, Nehemiah 11:18, Psalms 48:1, Psalms 87:3, Daniel 9:24, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 27:53, Revelation 11:2, Revelation 21:2, Revelation 22:19

and stay: Isaiah 10:20, Judges 17:13, 1 Samuel 4:3-5, Jeremiah 7:4-11, Jeremiah 21:2, Micah 3:11, John 8:40, John 8:41, Romans 2:17

The Lord: Isaiah 47:4, Isaiah 51:13, Jeremiah 10:16

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:36 - Then said the priest Psalms 50:16 - What Isaiah 1:21 - the faithful Isaiah 26:3 - stayed Isaiah 29:13 - Forasmuch Isaiah 51:15 - The Lord Isaiah 54:5 - the Lord Isaiah 58:2 - they seek Jeremiah 4:2 - shalt swear Jeremiah 7:10 - come Jeremiah 31:35 - The Lord Jeremiah 44:26 - The Lord God Jeremiah 46:18 - saith Ezekiel 40:2 - on the south Hosea 8:2 - General Amos 4:13 - The Lord Amos 5:14 - as Micah 2:7 - named Zephaniah 3:11 - that rejoice Matthew 7:21 - shall Matthew 25:3 - foolish Luke 3:8 - We John 4:23 - true John 8:54 - ye say Romans 2:28 - For he 2 Timothy 3:5 - a form

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 3:28
But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

1 Samuel 23:16
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Nehemiah 2:18
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

Psalms 41:3
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

Proverbs 23:15
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Ephesians 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For they call themselves of the holy city,.... The city Jerusalem, so called because the temple, the place of divine worship, was in it, the residence of the Holy One of Israel: they valued themselves, not only upon their being of the family of Jacob, and of the tribe of Judah, but that they were inhabitants of Jerusalem, the holy city; as many now call themselves fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, when they are strangers both to God and his people in the experimental knowledge of things:

and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; professed to trust in the Lord, and lean upon him, and rely upon his power and providence, his mercy and goodness, and expect all needful things from him, renouncing all confidence in the creature; and yet at the same time acted an hypocritical part, their faith was feigned: see Micah 3:11.

The Lord of hosts is his name; whom they professed to be their God and Father, their Lord and Husband, their Saviour and Redeemer; who has all power in heaven and in earth, and does according to his will in both worlds, having the hosts of angels and armies of men at his command, and therefore so called.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For they call themselves of the holy city - Of Jerusalem (see Isaiah 52:1; Nehemiah 11:1; Matthew 4:5; Matthew 27:53; Revelation 21:2-27). The word rendered ‘for’ here, (כי kı̂y) means, as it often does, “although”; and the sense is, although they call themselves of the holy city, they do not worship God in sincerity and truth. Jerusalem was called ‘the holy city,’ because the temple, the ark, and the symbol of the divine presence were there, and it was the place where God was worshipped. It was deemed sacred by the Jews, and they regarded it as sufficient proof of goodness, it would seem, that they had dwelt there. Even in Babylon they would pride themselves on this, and suppose, perhaps, that it entitled them to divine protection and favor.

And stay themselves upon the God of Israel - In time of danger and trial they profess to seek him, and to commit their cause to him.

The Lord of hosts is his name - (See the notes at Isaiah 1:9). The object of the prophet in here mentioning his holy name is, probably, to show them the guilt of their conduct. He was Yahweh, the source of all existence. He was the God of all the hosts of heaven, and all the armies on earth. How wicked, therefore, it was to come before him in a false and hypocritical manner, and while they were professedly worshipping him, to be really offering their hearts to idols, and to be characteristically inclined to relapse into idolatry!