Isaiah 48

1HearH8085 ye this, O houseH1004 of JacobH3290, whichH4325 are calledH7121 by the nameH8034 of IsraelH3478, and are comeH3318 forthH3318 outH3318 of the watersH4325 of JudahH3063; whichH4325 swearH7650 by the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068, and makeH8085 mentionH2142 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, but notH3808 in truthH571, norH3808 in righteousnessH6666. 2For they callH7121 themselvesH5921 of the holyH6944 cityH5892, and stay themselvesH5921 uponH5921 the GodH430 of IsraelH3478; the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635 is his nameH8034. 3I have declaredH5046 the formerH7223 things from of oldH7223; yea, they wentH3318 forthH3318 outH3318 of my mouthH6310, and I shewed them: suddenlyH6597 I didH6213 them, and they cameH935 to passH935. 4BecauseH3588 I knew that thou art obstinateH7186, and thy neckH6203 is an ironH1270 sinewH1517, and thy brow brass; 5therefore I have declaredH5046 it to thee from of old; beforeH2962 it cameH935 to passH935 I shewed it thee: lestH6435 thou shouldest sayH559, Mine idolH6459 hath doneH6213 them, and my gravenH6459 imageH6459, and my molten imageH6459, hath commandedH6680 them. 6Thou hast heardH8085 it; beholdH2372 allH3605 this; and ye, will ye notH3808 declareH5046 it? I have shewed thee newH2319 things from this time, evenH3808 hiddenH5341 things, which thou hast notH3808 knownH3045. 7They are createdH1254 nowH6258, and notH3808 from of oldH6440; and beforeH6440 this dayH3117 thou heardest them notH3808; lestH6435 thou shouldest sayH559, BeholdH2009, I knewH3045 them. 8YeaH3588, thou heardest notH3808; yeaH3588, thou knewest notH3808; yeaH3588, from of old thine earH241 was notH3808 openedH6605: for I knewH3045 that thou didst dealH898 veryH898 treacherouslyH898, and wast calledH7121 a transgressor from the wombH990. 9For my name’sH8034 sakeH4616 will I defer mine angerH639, and for my praiseH8416 will I refrain for thee, that I cutH3772 thee notH1115 offH3772. 10BeholdH2009, I have refinedH6884 thee, but notH3808 as silverH3701; I have chosenH977 thee in the furnaceH3564 of affliction. 11For mine own sakeH4616, for mine own sakeH4616, will I doH6213 it; for howH349 should my name be profanedH2490? and my gloryH3519 will I notH3808 giveH5414 to anotherH312. 12Hearken unto meH413, O JacobH3290, and IsraelH3478 my calledH7121: I am he; I am the firstH7223, I also am the lastH314. 13Yea, mine handH3027 hath laidH3245 the foundationH3245 of the earthH776, and my rightH3225 handH3027 hath spreadH2946 outH413 the heavensH8064: when I callH7121 unto them, they standH5975 upH5975 togetherH3162. 14AssembleH6908 yourselves, allH3605 ye, and hearH8085; whichH4310 among them hath declaredH5046 theseH428 things? The LORDH3068 hath lovedH157 him: he shall performH6213 his pleasureH2656 on BabylonH894, and his armH2220 shall be on the ChaldeansH3778. 15I, evenH637 I, have spokenH1696; yea, I have calledH7121 him: I have broughtH935 him, and he shall makeH7121 his wayH1870 prosperousH6743. 16ComeH1961 ye nearH7126 unto meH413, hearH8085 ye this; from the beginningH7218 I have notH3808 spokenH1696 in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and nowH6258 the LordH136 GODH136 hath sentH7971 meH413, and his spiritH7307. 17ThusH3541 saith the LORDH3068, thy redeemerH1350, the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478: I am the LORDH3068 thy GodH430, which teacheth thee to profitH3276, which leadeth thee by the wayH1870 that thou shouldest go. 18OhH3863 that thou hadst hearkened to my commandmentsH4687! then had thy peaceH7965 been as a riverH5104, and thy righteousnessH6666 as the wavesH1530 of the seaH3220: 19thy seedH2233 also had been as the sandH2344, and the offspringH2233 of thy bowelsH4578 like the grainsH4579 thereof: his nameH8034 should notH3808 be cutH3772 offH3772 norH3808 destroyedH8045 from beforeH6440 meH6440. 20GoH3318 ye forthH3318 of BabylonH894, fleeH1272 ye from the ChaldeansH3778; with a voiceH6963 of singingH7440 declareH5046 ye, tellH5046 this, utter it evenH5704 to the endH7097 of the earthH776: sayH559 ye, The LORDH3068 hath redeemedH1350 his servantH5650 JacobH3290. 21And they thirstedH6770 notH3808 when he led them throughH1234 the desertsH2723: he caused the watersH4325 to flowH5140 outH1234 of the rockH6697 for them: he clave the rockH6697 also, and the watersH4325 gushedH2100 outH1234. 22There is noH369 peaceH7965, saith the LORDH3068, unto the wickedH7563.