2 you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city and claim to rely on the God of Israel- the Lord Almighty is his name:
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is his name.
2 For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the Lord of hosts is his name.
2 You claim to be citizens of the Holy City; you act as though you lean on the God of Israel, named God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
2 For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name:
2 even though you call yourself the holy city and talk about depending on the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord of Heaven's Armies.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 48:2
Commentary on Isaiah 48:1-8
(Read Isaiah 48:1-8)
The Jews valued themselves on descent from Jacob, and used the name of Jehovah as their God. They prided themselves respecting Jerusalem and the temple, yet there was no holiness in their lives. If we are not sincere in religion, we do but take the name of the Lord in vain. By prophecy they were shown how God would deal with them, long before it came to pass. God has said and done enough to prevent men's boasting of themselves, which makes the sin and ruin of the proud worse; sooner or later every mouth shall be stopped, and all become silent before Him. We are all born children of disobedience. Where original sin is, actual sin will follow. Does not the conscience of every man witness to the truth of Scripture? May the Lord prove us, and render us doers of the word.