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.
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
.
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
.