ישעיהו 48:5
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.
Context
This verse from ישעיהו Chapter 48 connects to 9 cross-references. God reminds Israel of former prophecies now fulfilled and announces new things yet to come. He insists he predicted events before they happened lest Israel credit them to its idols. Despite Israel's stubbornness God refines but not destroys. 'Come out …
תרגומים נוספים
therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, `Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.
For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.
הפניות צולבות
I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise …
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell …
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed …
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel …
I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed …
Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that …
But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto …
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.