Isaiah 48:5

The Passion Translation

Long ago I told you these things. Long before they happened I proclaimed them so you would never be able to say, ‘My idols did this; my wood and metal idols decreed it!’

Cross References

Isaiah 48:3

“Long ago I prophesied things that would happen. I issued decrees and made them known. Then suddenly, I acted and made them happen.

Luke 1:70

just as he promised long ago by the words of his holy prophets.

Acts 15:18

‘For I have made known my works from eternity!’

Isaiah 46:10

I declare from the beginning how it will end and foretell from the start what has not yet happened. I decree that my purpose will stand, and I will fulfill my every plan.

Isaiah 44:7

Who is like me? Go ahead, stand and speak up. I’ll wait for him to announce it and explain it all to me! Who else has announced from everlasting what is to come? Let him prophesy what is yet to be.

Isaiah 44:8

Do not fear nor be shaken! Haven’t I foretold it, announcing it to you ahead of time? You are my witnesses, so tell me, is there any god besides me? There is no other Rock of shelter; I know not one.”

Isaiah 45:20

“Come together! Assemble yourselves! Draw near, you refugees from among the nations. Those who parade their powerless wooden idols have no revelation-knowledge. They keep on praying to gods who cannot save them.

Isaiah 43:19

I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. Don’t you perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and open up flowing streams in the desert.