<h3>Stubborn Israel</h3>48 <poetry>“Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, <indent>you who are called by the name of Israel </indent> <indent>and come from the line of Judah, </indent> you who take oaths in the name of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>and invoke the God of Israel—</indent> <indent>but not in truth or righteousness—</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city <indent>and claim to rely on the God of Israel—</indent> <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty is his name: </indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>I foretold the former things long ago, <indent>my mouth announced them and I made them known;</indent> <indent>then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>For I knew how stubborn you were; <indent>your neck muscles were iron,</indent> <indent>your forehead was bronze.</indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>Therefore I told you these things long ago; <indent>before they happened I announced them to you</indent> so that you could not say, <indent>‘My images brought them about; </indent> <indent>my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>You have heard these things; look at them all. <indent>Will you not admit them?</indent><poetry>“From now on I will tell you of new things, <indent>of hidden things unknown to you.</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>They are created now, and not long ago; <indent>you have not heard of them before today.</indent> So you cannot say, <indent>‘Yes, I knew of them.’</indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>You have neither heard nor understood; <indent>from of old your ears have not been open.</indent> Well do I know how treacherous you are; <indent>you were called a rebel from birth.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; <indent>for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you,</indent> <indent>so as not to destroy you completely. </indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>See, I have refined you, though not as silver; <indent>I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.</indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. <indent>How can I let myself be defamed? </indent> <indent>I will not yield my glory to another. </indent></poetry> <h3>Israel Freed</h3> 12 <poetry>“Listen to me, Jacob, <indent>Israel, whom I have called: </indent> I am he; <indent>I am the first and I am the last. </indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>My own hand laid the foundations of the earth, <indent>and my right hand spread out the heavens; </indent> when I summon them, <indent>they all stand up together. </indent><poetry></poetry> 14 <poetry>“Come together, all of you, and listen: <indent>Which of the idols has foretold these things?</indent> The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>’s chosen ally <indent>will carry out his purpose against Babylon; </indent> <indent>his arm will be against the Babylonians. </indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>I, even I, have spoken; <indent>yes, I have called him.</indent> I will bring him, <indent>and he will succeed in his mission.</indent></poetry> 16 “Come near me and listen to this:<poetry>“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret; <indent>at the time it happens, I am there.”</indent></poetry><poetry>And now the Sovereign <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has sent me, <indent>endowed with his Spirit. </indent></poetry><poetry> 17 <poetry>This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says— <indent>your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:</indent> “I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> your God, <indent>who teaches you what is best for you,</indent> <indent>who directs you in the way you should go.</indent> </poetry> 18 <poetry>If only you had paid attention to my commands, <indent>your peace would have been like a river, </indent> <indent>your well-being like the waves of the sea.</indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>Your descendants would have been like the sand, <indent>your children like its numberless grains; </indent> their name would never be blotted out <indent>nor destroyed from before me.”</indent><poetry></poetry> 20 <poetry>Leave Babylon, <indent>flee from the Babylonians!</indent> Announce this with shouts of joy <indent>and proclaim it.</indent> Send it out to the ends of the earth; <indent>say, “The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has redeemed his servant Jacob.”</indent> </poetry> 21 <poetry>They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; <indent>he made water flow for them from the rock;</indent> he split the rock <indent>and water gushed out. </indent><poetry></poetry> 22 <poetry>“There is no peace,” says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “for the wicked.” </poetry>

Isaiah 48:1

“Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, <indent>you who are called by the name of Israel<cr>1</cr> </indent> <indent>and come from the line of Judah,<cr>2</cr> </indent> you who take oaths<cr>3</cr> in the name of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap><cr>4</cr> <indent>and invoke<cr>5</cr> the God of Israel—</indent> <indent>but not in truth<cr>6</cr> or righteousness—</indent>

you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city<cr>1</cr> <indent>and claim to rely<cr>2</cr> on the God of Israel—</indent> <indent>the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> Almighty is his name:<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 48:2

I foretold the former things<cr>1</cr> long ago, <indent>my mouth announced<cr>2</cr> them and I made them known;</indent> <indent>then suddenly<cr>3</cr> I acted, and they came to pass.</indent>

Isaiah 48:3

For I knew how stubborn<cr>1</cr> you were; <indent>your neck muscles<cr>2</cr> were iron,</indent> <indent>your forehead<cr>3</cr> was bronze.</indent>

Isaiah 48:4

Therefore I told you these things long ago; <indent>before they happened I announced<cr>1</cr> them to you</indent> so that you could not say, <indent>‘My images brought them about;<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’</indent>

Isaiah 48:5

You have heard these things; look at them all. <indent>Will you not admit them?</indent><pb/><poetry>“From now on I will tell you of new things,<cr>1</cr> <indent>of hidden things unknown to you.</indent>

Isaiah 48:6

They are created<cr>1</cr> now, and not long ago;<cr>2</cr> <indent>you have not heard of them before today.</indent> So you cannot say, <indent>‘Yes, I knew<cr>3</cr> of them.’</indent>

Isaiah 48:7

You have neither heard nor understood;<cr>1</cr> <indent>from of old your ears<cr>2</cr> have not been open.</indent> Well do I know how treacherous<cr>3</cr> you are; <indent>you were called a rebel<cr>4</cr> from birth.</indent>

Isaiah 48:8

For my own name’s sake<cr>1</cr> I delay my wrath;<cr>2</cr> <indent>for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you,</indent> <indent>so as not to destroy you completely.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 48:9

See, I have refined<cr>1</cr> you, though not as silver; <indent>I have tested<cr>2</cr> you in the furnace<cr>3</cr> of affliction.</indent>

Isaiah 48:10

For my own sake,<cr>1</cr> for my own sake, I do this. <indent>How can I let myself be defamed?<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>I will not yield my glory to another.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Isaiah 48:11

Isaiah 48:12

“Listen<cr>1</cr> to me, Jacob, <indent>Israel, whom I have called:<cr>2</cr> </indent> I am he;<cr>3</cr> <indent>I am the first and I am the last.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

My own hand laid the foundations of the earth,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and my right hand spread out the heavens;<cr>2</cr> </indent> when I summon them, <indent>they all stand up together.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 48:13

“Come together,<cr>1</cr> all of you, and listen: <indent>Which of the idols has foretold<cr>2</cr> these things?</indent> The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>’s chosen ally<cr>3</cr> <indent>will carry out his purpose<cr>4</cr> against Babylon;<cr>5</cr> </indent> <indent>his arm will be against the Babylonians.<ft>1</ft></indent>

Isaiah 48:14

I, even I, have spoken; <indent>yes, I have called<cr>1</cr> him.</indent> I will bring him, <indent>and he will succeed<cr>2</cr> in his mission.</indent>

Isaiah 48:15

“Come near<cr>1</cr> me and listen<cr>2</cr> to this:<pb/><poetry>“From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;<cr>3</cr> <indent>at the time it happens, I am there.”</indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>And now the Sovereign <smallCap>Lord</smallCap><cr>4</cr> has sent<cr>5</cr> me, <indent>endowed with his Spirit.<cr>6</cr> </indent></poetry><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 48:16

This is what the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> says— <indent>your Redeemer,<cr>1</cr> the Holy One<cr>2</cr> of Israel:</indent> “I am the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> your God, <indent>who teaches<cr>3</cr> you what is best for you,</indent> <indent>who directs<cr>4</cr> you in the way<cr>5</cr> you should go.</indent>

Isaiah 48:17

If only you had paid attention<cr>1</cr> to my commands, <indent>your peace<cr>2</cr> would have been like a river,<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>your well-being<cr>4</cr> like the waves of the sea.</indent>

Isaiah 48:18

Your descendants<cr>1</cr> would have been like the sand,<cr>2</cr> <indent>your children like its numberless grains;<cr>3</cr> </indent> their name would never be blotted out<cr>4</cr> <indent>nor destroyed from before me.”</indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 48:19

Leave Babylon, <indent>flee<cr>1</cr> from the Babylonians!</indent> Announce this with shouts of joy<cr>2</cr> <indent>and proclaim it.</indent> Send it out to the ends of the earth;<cr>3</cr> <indent>say, “The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has redeemed<cr>4</cr> his servant Jacob.”</indent>

Isaiah 48:20

They did not thirst<cr>1</cr> when he led them through the deserts; <indent>he made water flow<cr>2</cr> for them from the rock;</indent> he split the rock <indent>and water gushed out.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/><poetry>

Isaiah 48:21

“There is no peace,”<cr>1</cr> says the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, “for the wicked.”<cr>2</cr>

Isaiah 48:22

 1 “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel   and come from the line of Judah,   you who take oaths   in the name of the Lord   and invoke   the God of Israel— but not in truth   or righteousness—  2 you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city   and claim to rely   on the God of Israel— the Lord Almighty is his name:    3 I foretold the former things   long ago, my mouth announced   them and I made them known; then suddenly   I acted, and they came to pass.  4 For I knew how stubborn   you were; your neck muscles   were iron, your forehead   was bronze.  5 Therefore I told you these things long ago; before they happened I announced   them to you so that you could not say, ‘My images brought them about;   my wooden image and metal god ordained them.’  6 You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things,   of hidden things unknown to you.  7 They are created   now, and not long ago;   you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew   of them.’  8 You have neither heard nor understood;   from of old your ears   have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous   you are; you were called a rebel   from birth.  9 For my own name’s sake   I delay my wrath;   for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.    10 See, I have refined   you, though not as silver; I have tested   you in the furnace   of affliction.  11 For my own sake,   for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed?   I will not yield my glory to another.   12 “Listen   to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called:   I am he;   I am the first and I am the last.    13 My own hand laid the foundations of the earth,   and my right hand spread out the heavens;   when I summon them, they all stand up together.    14 “Come together,   all of you, and listen: Which of the idols has foretold   these things? The Lord’s chosen ally   will carry out his purpose   against Babylon;   his arm will be against the Babylonians.   15 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called   him. I will bring him, and he will succeed   in his mission. 16 “Come near   me and listen   to this: “From the first announcement I have not spoken in secret;   at the time it happens, I am there.” And now the Sovereign Lord   has sent   me, endowed with his Spirit.    17 This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer,   the Holy One   of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches   you what is best for you, who directs   you in the way   you should go.  18 If only you had paid attention   to my commands, your peace   would have been like a river,   your well-being   like the waves of the sea.  19 Your descendants   would have been like the sand,   your children like its numberless grains;   their name would never be blotted out   nor destroyed from before me.”  20 Leave Babylon, flee   from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy   and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth;   say, “The Lord has redeemed   his servant Jacob.”  21 They did not thirst   when he led them through the deserts; he made water flow   for them from the rock; he split the rock and water gushed out.    22 “There is no peace,”   says the Lord, “for the wicked.”  

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