Hear
ye this, O house
of Jacob,
which are called
by the name
of Israel,
and are come forth
out of the waters
of Judah,
which swear
by the name
of the LORD,
and make mention
of the God
of Israel,
but not in truth,
nor in righteousness.
For they call
themselves of the holy
city,
and stay
themselves upon the God
of Israel;
The LORD
of hosts
is his name.
I have declared
the former things
from the beginning;
and they went forth
out of my mouth,
and I shewed
them; I did
them suddenly,
and they came to pass.
Because I knew
that thou art obstinate,
and thy neck
is an iron
sinew,
and thy brow
brass;
I have even from the beginning
declared
it to thee; before it came to pass
I shewed
it thee: lest thou shouldest say,
Mine idol
hath done
them, and my graven image,
and my molten image,
hath commanded
them.
heard
ἀκουστόν
akouston
say
say
carved
γλυπτὰ
glypta
formed of cast metal
χωνευτὰ
chōneuta
Thou hast heard,
see
all this; and will not ye declare
it? I have shewed
thee new things
from this time,
even hidden things,
and thou didst not know
them.
They are created
now, and not from the beginning; even before
the day
when thou heardest
them not; lest thou shouldest say,
Behold, I knew
them.
Yea, thou heardest
not; yea, thou knewest
not; yea, from that time that thine ear
was not opened:
for I knew
that thou wouldest deal very
treacherously,
and wast called
a transgressor
from the womb.
For my name's
sake will I defer
mine anger,
and for my praise
will I refrain
for thee, that I cut thee not off.
Behold, I have refined
thee, but not with silver;
I have chosen
thee in the furnace
of affliction.
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do
it: for how should my name be polluted?
and I will not give
my glory
unto another.
Hearken
unto me, O Jacob
and Israel,
my called;
I am he; I am the first,
I also am the last.
Mine hand
also hath laid the foundation
of the earth,
and my right hand
hath spanned
the heavens:
when I call
unto them, they stand up
together.
All ye, assemble
yourselves, and hear;
which among them hath declared
these things? The LORD
hath loved
him: he will do
his pleasure
on Babylon,
and his arm
shall be on the Chaldeans.
I, even I, have spoken;
yea, I have called
him: I have brought
him, and he shall make his way
prosperous.
Come
ye near
unto me, hear
ye this; I have not spoken
in secret
from the beginning;
from the time
that it was, there am I: and now the Lord
GOD,
and his Spirit,
hath sent
me.
Thus saith
the LORD,
thy Redeemer,
the Holy One
of Israel;
I am the LORD
thy God
which teacheth
thee to profit,
which leadeth
thee by the way
that thou shouldest go.
O that
thou hadst hearkened
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 off
nor destroyed
from before
me.
Go ye forth
of Babylon,
flee
ye from the Chaldeans,
with a voice
of singing
declare
ye, tell
this, utter
it even to the end
of the earth;
say
ye, The LORD
hath redeemed
his servant
Jacob.
heard
ἀκουστὸν
akouston
And they thirsted
not when he led
them through the deserts:
he caused the waters
to flow
out of the rock
for them: he clave
the rock
also, and the waters
gushed out.
There is no peace,
saith
the LORD,
unto the wicked.
