Isaiah 48

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¹Hear these [words], ye house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of Juda, who swear by the name of the Lord God of Israel, making mention [of it, but] not with truth, nor with righteousness;

¹Hear these [words], you⌃ house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of Juda, who swear by the name of the Lord God of Israel, making mention [of it, but] not with truth, nor with righteousness;

²maintaining also the name of the holy city, and staying themselves on the God of Israel: the Lord of hosts is his name. The former things I have already declared;

³and they have proceeded out of my mouth, and it became well known; I wrought suddenly, and [the events] came to pass.

³and they that have proceeded out of my mouth, and it became well known; I wrought suddenly, and [the events] came to pass.

⁴I know that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy forehead brazen.

⁴I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is an iron sinew, and your forehead brazen.

⁵And I told thee of old what [should be] before it came upon thee; I made it known to thee, lest thou shouldest say, [My] idols have done [it] for me; and shouldest say, [My] graven and molten images have commanded me.

⁵And I told you of old what [should be] before it came upon you; I made it known to you, lest you should say, [My] idols have done [it] for me; and should say, [My] graven and molten images have commanded me.

⁶Ye have heard all this, but ye have not known: yet I have made known to thee the new things from henceforth, which are coming to pass, and thou saidst not,

⁶You⌃ have heard all this, but you⌃ have not known: yet I have made known to you the new things from henceforth, which are coming to pass, and you said not,

⁷Now they come to pass, and not formerly: and thou heardest not of them in former days: say not thou, Yea, I know them.

⁷Now they come to pass, and not formerly: and you heard not of them in former days: say not you, Yes, I know them.

⁸Thou hast neither known, nor understood, neither from the beginning have I opened thine ears: for I knew that thou wouldest surely deal treacherously, and wouldest be called a transgressor even from the womb.

⁸You have neither known, nor understood, neither from the beginning have I opened your ears: for I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and would be called a transgressor even from the womb.

⁹For mine own sake will I shew thee my wrath, and will bring before thee my glorious acts, that I may not utterly destroy thee.

⁹For my own sake will I show you my wrath, and will bring before you my glorious acts, that I may not utterly destroy you.

¹⁰Behold, I have sold thee, [but] not for silver; but I have rescued thee from the furnace of affliction.

¹⁰Behold, I have sold you, [but] not for silver; but I have rescued you from the furnace of affliction.

¹¹For mine own sake I will do [this] for thee, because my name is profaned; and I will not give my glory to another.

¹¹For my own sake I will do [this] for you, because my name is profaned; and I will not give my glory to another.

¹²Hear me, O Jacob, and Israel whom I call; I am the first, and I endure for ever.

¹³My hand also has founded the earth, and my right hand has fixed the sky: I will call them, and they shall stand together.

¹⁴And all shall be gathered, and shall hear: who has told them these things? Out of love to thee I have fulfilled thy desire on Babylon, to abolish the seed of the Chaldeans.

¹⁴And all shall be gathered, and shall hear: who has told them these things? Out of love to you I have fulfilled your desire on Babylon, to abolish the seed of the Chaldeans.

¹⁵I have spoken, I have called, I have brought him, and made his way prosperous.

¹⁶Draw nigh to me, and hear ye these words; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning: when it took place, there was I, and now the Lord, [even] the Lord, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

¹⁶Draw near to me, and hear you⌃ these words; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning: when it took place, there was I, and now the Lord, [even] the Lord, and his Spirit, has sent me.

¹⁷Thus saith the Lord that delivered thee, the Holy One of Israel; I am thy God, I have shewn thee how thou shouldest find the way wherein thou shouldest walk.

¹⁷Thus says the Lord that delivered you, the Holy One of Israel; I am your God, I have shown you how you should find the way wherein you should walk.

¹⁸And if thou hadst hearkened to my commandments, [then] would thy peace have been like a river, and thy righteousness as a wave of the sea.

¹⁸And if you had listened to my commandments, [then] would your peace have been like a river, and your righteousness as a wave of the sea.

¹⁹Thy seed also would have been as the sand, and the offspring of thy belly as the dust of the ground: neither now shalt thou by any means be utterly destroyed, neither shall thy name perish before me.

¹⁹Your seed also would have been as the sand, and the offspring of your belly as the dust of the ground: neither now shall you by any means be utterly destroyed, neither shall your name perish before me.

²⁰Go forth of Babylon, thou that fleest from the Chaldeans: utter aloud a voice of joy, and let this be made known, proclaim it to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath delivered his servant Jacob.

²⁰Go forth of Babylon, you that flee from the Chaldeans: utter aloud a voice of joy, and let this be made known, proclaim it to the end of the earth; say you⌃, The Lord has delivered his servant Jacob.

²¹And if they shall thirst, he shall lead them through the desert; he shall bring forth water to them out of the rock: the rock shall be cloven, and the water shall flow forth, and my people shall drink.

²²There is no joy, saith the Lord, to the ungodly.

²²There is no joy, says the Lord, to the ungodly.