Isaiah 48:2 “who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of…”

Isaiah 48:2

who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

for they call themselves citizens of the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of Armies 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):

Geneva Bible 1599

For they are called of the holy citie, and staie themselues vpon the God of Israel, whose Name is the Lord of hostes.

Darby Translation

For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah 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.

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.

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Cross references

“they call”

Isaiah 52:1 Matthew 27:53 Nehemiah 11:1 Nehemiah 11:18 Psalm 48:1 Psalm 87:3

Isaiah 52:1 · BSB

Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.

Matthew 27:53 · BSB

After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.

Nehemiah 11:1 · BSB

Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.

Nehemiah 11:18 · BSB

The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

Psalm 48:1 · BSB

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.

Psalm 87:3 · BSB

Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah

“and stay”

Micah 3:11 Isaiah 10:20 Romans 2:17 Jeremiah 21:2 Judges 17:13 1 Samuel 4:3–5

Micah 3:11 · BSB

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

Isaiah 10:20 · BSB

On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.

Romans 2:17 · BSB

Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;

Jeremiah 21:2 · BSB

“Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw fro…

Judges 17:13 · BSB

Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”

1 Samuel 4:3–5 · BSB

When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with…

“The Lord”

Isaiah 47:4 Isaiah 51:13 Jeremiah 10:16

Isaiah 47:4 · BSB

Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name— is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 51:13 · BSB

But you have forgotten the LORD, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You live in terror all day long because of the fury of the oppressor who is bent on destruction. But where…

Jeremiah 10:16 · BSB

The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD of Hosts is His name.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—

3I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

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