Isaiah 48:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
קָרָא
it has been called
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קָרָא
To call, to proclaim, to read aloud. Qara. God called Abraham Moses Samuel and you. When God calls your name everything changes.
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יָדַע
I knew
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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גַּם
neither
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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פָּתַח
it opened
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פָּתַח
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
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