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God the Creator and Redeemer

48 “Listen to this, house of Jacob,
    you who are called by the name of Israel,
        and who have come forth from Judah’s loins;[a]
you who swear oaths in the name of the Lord
    and invoke the God of Israel—
        but not in truth, nor in good faith.
For they name themselves after the holy city,
    and rely on the God of Israel—
        the Lord of the Heavenly Armies is his name.
I foretold the former things long ago;
    it[b] went forth from my mouth,
        and I disclosed them;
Suddenly, I acted,
    and they came to pass.
Because I knew[c] that you are obstinate,
    and because your neck is an iron sinew,
        and your forehead is bronze,
I told you these things long ago;
    I announced them to you before they happened
so that you couldn’t say, ‘My idol did them;
    my[d] carved image or metal idol ordained them.’

“You have heard—now look at them all!
    How[e] can you not admit them?
From now on, I’ll make you hear new things,
    hidden things that you have not known.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:1 Lit. waters; this word is misspelled in both 1QIsaa and MT
  2. Isaiah 48:3 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read they
  3. Isaiah 48:4 Lit. Because of my knowledge
  4. Isaiah 48:5 So 1QIsaa; MT reads and my
  5. Isaiah 48:6 Lit. And how

Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel

48 Hear this, house of Jacob,
who are called by the name of Israel
    and came out from the waters of Judah,
who swear by the name of Yahweh,
    and invoke[a] the God of Israel,
but not in truth
    and not in righteousness.
For they call themselves after the holy city,[b]
    and they lean on the God of Israel—
        Yahweh of hosts is his name.
“I declared the former things from of old,[c]
    and they went out from my mouth.
And I announced[d] them suddenly;
    I acted,[e] and they came to pass,
because I know[f] that you are obstinate,
    and your neck an iron sinew,
    and your forehead bronze.
And I declared them to you from of old;
    I announced[g] them to you before they came to pass
so that you would not say, ‘My idol did them,
    and my image and my cast image commanded them.’
You have heard; see it all.
    And will you not declare it?
I announce[h] new things to you from this time
    and hidden things that[i] you have not known.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:1 Literally “cause to remember”
  2. Isaiah 48:2 Literally “from the city of the holiness”
  3. Isaiah 48:3 Literally “then”
  4. Isaiah 48:3 Literally “caused to hear”
  5. Isaiah 48:3 Or “did”
  6. Isaiah 48:4 Literally “knowing me”
  7. Isaiah 48:5 Literally “caused to hear”
  8. Isaiah 48:6 Literally “cause to hear”
  9. Isaiah 48:6 Or “and”