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You have heard; see it all.
    And will you not declare it?
I announce[a] new things to you from this time
    and hidden things that[b] you have not known.
Now they are created, and not from of old,[c]
    and before today, and you have not heard them
        so that you could not say, “Look! I knew them.”
Neither have you heard, nor have you known,
    nor from of old[d] has your ear been opened.
For I knew you would deal treacherously, very treacherously,
    and you are called a rebel from the womb.
For the sake of my name I refrain from[e] my anger,
    and for my praise I restrain it for you
        so as not to cut you off.
10 Look! I have refined you, but[f] not like[g] silver;
    I have chosen you in the furnace of misery.
11 For my own sake, for my own sake I do it;
    for why should it[h] be defiled?
        And I will not give my glory to another.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:6 Literally “cause to hear”
  2. Isaiah 48:6 Or “and”
  3. Isaiah 48:7 Literally “then”
  4. Isaiah 48:8 Literally “then”
  5. Isaiah 48:9 Literally “make long”
  6. Isaiah 48:10 Or “and”
  7. Isaiah 48:10 Or “with”
  8. Isaiah 48:11 That is, my name

You have heard; look at all this.
And you, will you not declare it?
I proclaim to you (A)new things from this time,
Hidden things which you have not known.
They are created now and not long ago;
And before today you have not heard them,
So that you will not say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’
You have not (B)heard, you have not known.
Even from long ago your ear has not been open,
Because I knew that you would deal very treacherously;
And you have been called a [a](C)rebel from [b]birth.
(D)For the sake of My name I (E)delay My wrath,
And for My praise I restrain it for you,
In order not to cut you off.
10 Behold, I have refined you, but (F)not as silver;
I have tested you in the (G)furnace of affliction.
11 (H)For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act;
For how can My name be profaned?
And I will not give My (I)glory to another.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 48:8 Or transgressor
  2. Isaiah 48:8 Lit the belly