Isaiah 48:2

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 48

“For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.”Isaiah 48:2

What Does Isaiah 48:2 Mean?

Isaiah 48:2 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 48, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Isaiah 48:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 26:3“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”Nehemiah 11:1“And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.”Micah 3:11“The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.”Isaiah 52:1“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.”Isaiah 10:20“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.”Romans 2:17“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,”Jeremiah 21:2“Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.”Jeremiah 46:18“As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.”Matthew 4:5“Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,”Matthew 27:53“And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.”Judges 17:13“Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.”1 Samuel 4:3“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.”Nehemiah 11:18“All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.”Psalms 48:1“Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.”Psalms 87:3“Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.”Isaiah 1:21“How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.”Isaiah 47:4“As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.”Isaiah 51:13“And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?”Isaiah 51:15“But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name.”Isaiah 64:10“Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.”

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