Isaiah 48:2
“For they call themselues of the holy city, and stay themselues vpon the God of Israel, the Lord of hostes is his Name.”
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Isaiah 48:2 Context
1Heare yee this, O house of Iacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come foorth out of the waters of Iudah; which sweare by the Name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in trueth nor in righteousnes. 2For they call themselues of the holy city, and stay themselues vpon the God of Israel, the Lord of hostes is his Name. 3I haue declared the former things from the beginning: and they went foorth out of my mouth, and I shewed them, I did them suddenly, and they came to passe. 4Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy necke is an yron sinew, and thy brow brasse:
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For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name.
- King James Version
"For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name.
- New American Standard Version (1995)