" aHear this
, O house
of Jacob
, who are named
Israel
And who came
forth
from the 1 bloins
of Judah
, Who cswear
by the name
of the LORD
And invoke
the God
of Israel
, But not in truth
nor
in drighteousness
.
"For they call themselves after
the aholy
city
And blean
on the God
of Israel
; The LORD
of hosts
is His name
.
"I adeclared the former
things
long
ago
And they went
forth
from My mouth
, and I proclaimed
them. bSuddenly
I acted
, and they ccame
to pass
.
"Because I know
that you are 1 aobstinate
, And your bneck
is an iron
sinew
And your cforehead
bronze
,
Therefore I declared them to you long
ago
, Before
1they took
place
I proclaimed
them to you, So that you would not say
, `My aidol
has done
them, And my graven
image
and my molten
image
have commanded
them.'
"You have heard; look
at all
this. And you, will you not declare
it? I proclaim
to you anew
things
from this
time
, Even 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 aheard, 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 1 brebel
from 2birth
.
" aFor the sake of My name
I bdelay
My wrath
, And for My praise
I restrain
it for you, In order not to cut
you off
.
"Behold, I have refined
you, but anot as silver
; I have tested
you in the bfurnace
of affliction
.
" aFor My own sake, for My own sake
, I will act
; For how
can My name be profaned
? And My bglory
I will not give
to another
.
"Listen to Me, O Jacob
, even Israel
1whom I called
; aI am He, bI am the first
, I am also
the last
.
"Surely My hand
afounded
the earth
, And My right
hand
spread
out the heavens
; When I bcall
to them, they stand
together
.
" aAssemble, all
of you, and listen
! bWho
among them has declared
these
things
? The LORD
loves
him; he will ccarry
out His good
pleasure
on dBabylon
, And His arm
will be against the Chaldeans
.
"I, even I, have spoken; indeed
I have acalled
him, I have brought
him, and He will make
his ways
successful
.
" aCome near
to Me, listen
to this
: From the first
I have bnot spoken
in secret
, cFrom the time
it took
place
, I was there
. And now
dthe Lord
1GOD
has sent
Me, and His Spirit
."
Thus says
the LORD
, your aRedeemer
, the Holy
One
of Israel
, "I am the LORD
your God
, who teaches
you to profit
, Who bleads
you in the way
you should go
.
"If only
you had apaid
attention
to My commandments
! Then your 1 bwell-being
would have been
like a river
, And your crighteousness
like the waves
of the sea
.
"Your 1 adescendants would have been
like the sand
, And 2your offspring
like its grains
; bTheir name
would never
be cut
off
or destroyed
from My presence
."
aGo forth
from Babylon
! Flee
from the Chaldeans
! Declare
with the sound
of bjoyful
shouting
, proclaim
this
, cSend
it out to the end
of the earth
; Say
, " dThe LORD
has redeemed
His servant
Jacob
."
They did not athirst when He led
them through the deserts
. He bmade the water
flow
out of the rock
for them; He split
the rock
and cthe water
gushed
forth.
" aThere is no
peace
for the wicked
," says
the LORD
.