Chapter 48

Hear³ ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called¹² by the name of Israel, and are come forth¹ out of the waters of Judah, which swear¹² by the name of the LORD, and make mention⁵⁵ of the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness.

For they call⁸ themselves of the holy city, and stay⁸ themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his name.

I have declared⁵² the former things from the beginning; and they went forth¹ out of my mouth, and I shewed⁵⁵ them; I did¹ [them] suddenly, and they came to pass.⁴

Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

I have even from the beginning declared⁵⁵ [it] to thee; before it came to pass⁴ I shewed⁵² [it] thee: lest thou shouldest say,⁴ Mine idol hath done¹ them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded¹⁴ them.

Thou hast heard,¹ see³ all this; and will not ye declare⁵⁵ [it]? I have shewed⁵² thee new things from this time, even hidden things,⁷ and thou didst not know¹ them.

They are created⁸ now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest¹ them not; lest thou shouldest say,⁴ Behold, I knew¹ them.

Yea, thou heardest¹ not; yea, thou knewest¹ not; yea, from that time [that] thine ear was not opened:¹⁴ for I knew¹ that thou wouldest deal very² treacherously,⁴ and wast called²⁷ a transgressor⁶ from the womb.

For my name's sake will I defer⁵⁵ mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain⁴ for thee, that I cut thee not off.⁵³

Behold, I have refined¹ thee, but not with silver; I have chosen¹ thee in the furnace of affliction.

For mine own sake, [even] for mine own sake, will I do⁴ [it]: for how should [my name] be polluted?¹¹ and I will not give⁴ my glory unto another.

Hearken³ unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called;³⁰ I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last.

Mine hand also hath laid the foundation¹ of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned¹⁴ the heavens: [when] I call⁶ unto them, they stand up⁴ together.

All ye, assemble¹⁰ yourselves, and hear;³ which among them hath declared⁵² these [things]? The LORD hath loved¹ him: he will do⁴ his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm [shall be on] the Chaldeans.

I, [even] I, have spoken;¹⁴ yea, I have called¹ him: I have brought⁵² him, and he shall make his way prosperous.⁵²

Come ye near³ unto me, hear³ ye this; I have not spoken¹⁴ in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there [am] I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent¹ me.

Thus saith¹ the LORD, thy Redeemer,⁶ the Holy One of Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God which teacheth¹⁸ thee to profit,⁵³ which leadeth⁵⁶ thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go.⁴

O that thou hadst hearkened⁵² to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off¹¹ nor destroyed¹¹ from before me.

Go ye forth³ of Babylon, flee³ ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare⁵⁴ ye, tell⁵⁴ this, utter⁵⁴ it [even] to the end of the earth; say³ ye, The LORD hath redeemed¹ his servant Jacob.

And they thirsted¹ not [when] he led⁵² them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow⁵² out of the rock for them: he clave⁴ the rock also, and the waters gushed out.⁴

[There is] no peace, saith¹ the LORD, unto the wicked.