Isaiah 48:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’

Young's Literal Translation
And I declare to thee from that time, Before it cometh I have caused thee to hear, Lest thou say, ‘Mine idol hath done them, And my graven image, And my molten image did command them.

King James Bible
I have even from the beginning declared [it] to thee; before it came to pass I shewed [it] thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

Hebrew
Therefore I declared it
וָאַגִּ֤יד (wā·’ag·gîḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

to you
לְךָ֙ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

long ago;
מֵאָ֔ז (mê·’āz)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

I announced it
הִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ (hiš·ma‘·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

before
בְּטֶ֥רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem)
Preposition-b | Adverb
Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before

it came to pass,
תָּב֖וֹא (tā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

so you could not
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

claim,
תֹּאמַר֙ (tō·mar)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘My idol
עָצְבִּ֣י (‘ā·ṣə·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6091: An, image

has done this;
עָשָׂ֔ם (‘ā·śām)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

my carved image
וּפִסְלִ֥י (ū·p̄is·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6459: An idol, image

and molten god
וְנִסְכִּ֖י (wə·nis·kî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5262: A libation, a cast idol

has ordained it.’
צִוָּֽם׃ (ṣiw·wām)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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