Isaiah 48:2

2 For they call themselves {after the holy city}, and they lean on the God of Israel-- Yahweh of hosts [is] his name.

Isaiah 48:2 In-Context

1 Hear this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and came out from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh, and {invoke} the God of Israel, [but] not in truth and not in righteousness.
2 For they call themselves {after the holy city}, and they lean on the God of Israel-- Yahweh of hosts [is] his name.
3 "I declared the former things from {of old}, and they went out from my mouth. And I {announced} them suddenly; I acted, and they came [to pass],
4 because {I know} that you [are] obstinate, and your neck an iron sinew, and your forehead bronze.
5 And I declared [them] to you from of old; I { announced} [them] to you before they came [to pass] so that you would not say, 'My idol did them, and my image and my cast image commanded them.'

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Literally "from the city of the holiness"
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