Verse Comparison: Isaiah 48:7
American Standard Version
They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
Amplified® Bible
They are created now [called into being by the prophetic word], and not long ago; and before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, Behold, I knew them!
Contemporary English Version
Today I am doing something new, something you cannot say you have heard before.
Darby English Version
they are created now, and not long ago; and before this day thou hast not heard them, lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
Good News Bible
Only now am I making them happen; nothing like this took place in the past. If it had, you would claim that you knew all about it.
King James Version
They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
New American Standard Bible
"They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, So that you will not say, `Behold, I knew them.'
New International Version
They are created now, and not long ago;
you have not heard of them before today.
So you cannot say,
'Yes, I knew of them.'
New King James Version
They are created now and not from the beginning;
And before this day you have not heard them,
Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They have become created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, So that you will not say, 'Behold, I knew them.'
Revised Standard Version
They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, 'Behold, I knew them.'
Young's Literal Translation
Now they have been produced and not from that time, Yea, before the day, and thou hast not heard them, Lest thou say, `Lo, I have known them.'
