Isaiah 48:3-8

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“I ^(A)declared the former things long ago
And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them.
^(B)Suddenly I acted, and they ^(C)came to pass.

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“Because I know that you are ^(a)^(D)obstinate,
And your ^(E)neck is an iron sinew
And your ^(F)forehead bronze,

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Therefore I declared them to you long ago,
Before ^(b)they took place I proclaimed them to you,
So that you would not say, ‘My ^(G)idol has done them,
And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’

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“You have heard; look at all this.
And you, will you not declare it?
I proclaim to you ^(H)new things from this time,
Even hidden things which you have not known.

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“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.’

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“You have not ^(I)heard, 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 ^(c)^(J)rebel from ^(d)birth.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 48:4: ['Or ', harsh]

b. Isaiah 48:5: ['Lit ', it]

c. Isaiah 48:8: ['Or ', transgressor]

d. Isaiah 48:8: ['Lit ', the belly]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 48:3: Isaiah 41:22; Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 43:9; Isaiah 44:7; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 46:10

B. Isaiah 48:3: Isaiah 29:5; Isaiah 30:13

C. Isaiah 48:3: Joshua 21:45; Isaiah 42:9

D. Isaiah 48:4: Exodus 32:9; Deuteronomy 31:27; Ezekiel 2:4; Ezekiel 3:7

E. Isaiah 48:4: Proverbs 29:1; Acts 7:51

F. Isaiah 48:4: Ezekiel 3:7-9

G. Isaiah 48:5: Jeremiah 44:15-18

H. Isaiah 48:6: Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 43:19

I. Isaiah 48:8: Isaiah 42:25; Isaiah 47:11; Hosea 7:9

J. Isaiah 48:8: Deuteronomy 9:7; Deuteronomy 9:24; Psalm 58:3; Isaiah 46:8