Isaiah 48:1-8

1“1Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the 23loins of Judah, Who 4swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in 5righteousness.2For they call themselves after the 6holy city And 7lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name.3I 8declared the former things long ago And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them. 9Suddenly I acted, and they 10came to pass.4Because I know that you are 1112obstinate, And your 13neck is an iron sinew And your 14forehead bronze,5Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before 15they took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, ‘My 16idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’6You have heard; look at all this. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you 17new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known.7They 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.’8You have not 18heard, 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 1920rebel from 21birth.