The Lord Commands Escape from Babylon
Redeemed people proclaim deliverance; the wicked lack peace.
Isaiah 48:20-22 (BSB)
20 Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare it with a shout of joy, proclaim it, let it go out to the ends of the earth, saying, “The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!”
21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.
22 “There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
What is the big idea of Isaiah 48:20-22?
Redeemed people proclaim deliverance; the wicked lack peace.
How does Isaiah 48:20-22 point to Christ?
Isaiah 48:20-22 calls the redeemed to proclaim deliverance and warns that peace is absent from the wicked. The gospel announces freedom from spiritual Babylon and grants peace to those justified in Christ.
Authorial Intent
To command Israel to depart from Babylon with joyful proclamation while warning that peace does not belong to the wicked.
Historical Context
Addressed to exiled Israel, the passage anticipates their departure from Babylon and return under God’s deliverance.
Chapter: Isaiah 48
The LORD Refines Stubborn Israel and Calls His People Out of Babylon
The LORD exposes Israel’s stubbornness, proves his sovereign word, refines his people for his glory, and calls them out of Babylon into redeemed obedience.