Isaiah 48:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

waters. Some codices, with three early printed editions, read "days".

swear by the name, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 6:13). App-92.

the Lord. Hebrew. Jehovah.

the God of Israel. See note on Isaiah 29:23.

in truth. See note on Isaiah 10:20.

Isaiah 48:1

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.