I (A)declared the former things long ago,
And they went out of My mouth, and I proclaimed them.
(B)Suddenly I acted, and they (C)came to pass.
Because I know that you are [a](D)obstinate,
And your (E)neck is an iron tendon
And your (F)forehead bronze,
Therefore I declared them to you long ago,
Before [b]they took place I proclaimed them to you,
So that you would not say, ‘My (G)idol has done them,
And my carved image and my cast metal image have commanded them.’

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:4 Or harsh
  2. Isaiah 48:5 Lit it

I foretold the former things(A) long ago,
    my mouth announced(B) them and I made them known;
    then suddenly(C) I acted, and they came to pass.
For I knew how stubborn(D) you were;
    your neck muscles(E) were iron,
    your forehead(F) was bronze.
Therefore I told you these things long ago;
    before they happened I announced(G) them to you
so that you could not say,
    ‘My images brought them about;(H)
    my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’

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