Isaiah 48:1-6

New International Reader's Version

48 People of Jacob, listen to me.
    You are called by the name of Israel.
    You come from the family line of Judah.
You make promises in the name of the Lord.
    You pray to Israel’s God.
But you aren’t honest.
    You don’t mean what you say.
² You call yourselves citizens of the holy city of Jerusalem.
    You say you depend on Israel’s God.
    His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. He says,
³ “Long ago I told you ahead of time what would happen.
    I announced it and made it known.
Then all of a sudden I acted.
    And those things took place.
⁴ I knew how stubborn you were.
    Your neck muscles were as unbending as iron.
    Your forehead was as hard as bronze.
⁵ So I told you those things long ago.
    Before they happened I announced them to you.
I did it so you would not be able to say,
    ‘My statues of gods did them.
    My wooden and metal gods made them happen.’
⁶ You have heard me tell you these things.
    Think about all of them.
    Won’t you admit they have taken place?