16 (A)Come near to Me, listen to this:
From the beginning I have (B)not spoken in secret,
(C)From the time it took place, I was there.
And now (D)the Lord [a]God has sent Me, and His Spirit.”

17 This is what the Lord says, He who is your (E)Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:

“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to benefit,
Who (F)leads you in the way you should go.
18 If only you had (G)paid attention to My commandments!
Then your [b](H)well-being would have been like a river,
And your (I)righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 Your [c](J)descendants would have been like the sand,
And [d]your offspring like its grains;
(K)Their name would never be eliminated or destroyed from My presence.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Isaiah 48:16 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 48:18 Or peace
  3. Isaiah 48:19 Lit seed
  4. Isaiah 48:19 Lit the offspring of your inward parts

16 Come close to me; listen to this:
    Since the very beginning I haven’t spoken in secret.
    Whenever anything happens, I am there.
    (And now the Lord God has sent me with his spirit.)

17 The Lord your redeemer,
    the holy one of Israel, proclaims:
    I am the Lord your God
        who teaches you for your own good,
        who leads you in the way you should go.
18 If you would pay attention to my commands,
    your well-being would be like a river,
    and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 Your offspring would be like the sand,
    and your descendants like its grains.
    Their name would never be eliminated,
        never wiped out from before me.

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