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Isaiah 48

Israel's Obstinacy

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aHearh8085 thish384, O househ1004 of Jacobh3290, who are namedh7121h8034 Israelh3478 And who cameh3318 forthh3318 from the  1 bloinsh4325 of Judahh3063, Who  cswearh7650 by the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068 And invokeh2142 the Godh430 of Israelh3478, But not in truthh571 norh3808 in  drighteousnessh6666.

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"For they callh7121 themselves afterh4480 the  aholyh6944 cityh5892b And  bleanh5564 on the Godh430 of Israelh3478; The LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 is His nameh8034.

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"I  adeclaredh5046 the formerh7223 thingsh7223 longh3975b agoh3975b And they wenth3318 forthh3318 from My mouthh6310, and I proclaimedh8085 them.  bSuddenlyh6597 I actedh6213a, and they  ccameh935 to passh935.

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"Becauseh4480 I knowh3045 that you are  1 aobstinateh7186, And your  bneckh6203 is an ironh1270 sinewh1517 And your  cforeheadh4696 bronzeh5154,

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Therefore I declaredh5046 them to you longh3975b agoh3975b, Beforeh2962  1they tookh935 placeh935 I proclaimedh8085 them to you, So that you would not sayh559, `My  aidolh6090b has doneh6213a them, And my gravenh6459 imageh6459 and my moltenh5262b imageh5262b have commandedh6680 them.'

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"You have heardh8085; lookh2372 at allh3605 this. And you, will you not declareh5046 it? I proclaimh8085 to you  anewh2319 thingsh2319 from thish6258 timeh6258, Even hiddenh5341 thingsh5341 which you have not knownh3045.

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"They are createdh1254a nowh6258 and not longh3975b agoh3975b; And beforeh6440 todayh3117 you have not heardh8085 them, So that you will not sayh559, `Beholdh2009, I knewh3045 them.'

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"You have not  aheardh8085, you have not knownh3045. Evenh1571 from longh3975b agoh3975b your earh241 has not been openh6605a, Becauseh3588 I knewh3045 that you would dealh898 veryh898 treacherouslyh898; And you have been calledh7121 a  1 brebelh6586 from  2birthh990.

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aFor the sakeh4616 of My nameh8034 I  bdelayh748 My wrathh639, And for My praiseh8416 I restrainh2413 it for you, In order not to cuth3772 you offh3772.

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"Beholdh2009, I have refinedh6884 you, but  anot as silverh3701; I have testedh977 you in the  bfurnaceh3564a of afflictionh6040a.

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aFor My own sakeh4616, for My own sakeh4616, I will acth6213a; For howh349 can My name be profanedh2490c? And My  bgloryh3519b I will not giveh5414 to anotherh312.

Deliverance Promised

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"Listenh8085 to Me, O Jacobh3290, even Israelh3478  1whom I calledh7121;  aI am He,  bI am the firsth7223, I am alsoh637 the lasth314.

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"Surelyh637 My handh3027  afoundedh3245 the earthh776, And My righth3225 handh3225 spreadh2946 out the heavensh8064; When I  bcallh7121 to them, they standh5975 togetherh3164a.

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aAssembleh6908, allh3605 of you, and listenh8085!  bWhoh4310 among them has declaredh5046 theseh428 thingsh428? The LORDh3068 lovesh157 him; he will  ccarryh6213a out His goodh2656 pleasureh2656 on  dBabylonh894, And His armh2220 will be against the Chaldeansh3778.

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"I, even I, have spokenh1696; indeedh637 I have  acalledh7121 him, I have broughth935 him, and He will makeh6743b his waysh1870 successfulh6743b.

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aComeh7126 nearh7126 to Me, listenh8085 to thish384: From the firsth7218 I have  bnot spokenh1696 in secreth5643a,  cFrom the timeh6256 it tookh1961 placeh1961, I was thereh8033. And nowh6258  dthe Lordh136  1GODh3068 has senth7971 Me, and His Spirith7307."

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Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, your  aRedeemerh1350, the Holyh6918 Oneh6918 of Israelh3478, "I am the LORDh3068 your Godh430, who teachesh3925 you to profith3276, Who  bleadsh1869 you in the wayh1870 you should goh1980.

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"Ifh3863 onlyh3863 you had  apaidh7181 attentionh7181 to My commandmentsh4687! Then your  1 bwell-beingh7965 would have beenh1961 like a riverh5104, And your  crighteousnessh6666 like the wavesh1530 of the seah3220.

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"Your  1 adescendantsh2233 would have beenh1961 like the sandh2344, And  2your offspringh6631h4578 like its grainsh4579;  bTheir nameh8034 would neverh3808 be cuth3772 offh3772 or destroyedh8045 from My presenceh6440."

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 aGoh3318 forthh3318 from Babylonh894! Fleeh1272 from the Chaldeansh3778! Declareh5046 with the soundh6963 of  bjoyfulh7440 shoutingh7440, proclaimh8085 thish384,  cSendh3318 it out to the endh7097a of the earthh776; Sayh559, " dThe LORDh3068 has redeemedh1350 His servanth5650 Jacobh3290."

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They did not  athirsth6770 when He ledh1980 them through the desertsh2723. He  bmade the waterh4325 flowh5140 out of the rockh6697 for them; He splith1234 the rockh6697 and  cthe waterh4325 gushedh2100 forth.

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aThereh369 is noh369 peaceh7965 for the wickedh7563," saysh559 the LORDh3068.



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