Israel’s Obstinacy: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Isaiah, Chapter 48, verses 1-11

¹ “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the^a Lit watersloins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the LORD And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness.	1 Isa 46:12 Num 24:7 Deu 33:28 Psa 68:26 Deu 6:13 Isa 45:23 Isa 65:16 Isa 58:2 Jer 4:2
² “For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name.	2 Isa 52:1 Isa 64:10 Isa 10:20 Jer 7:4 Jer 21:2 Mic 3:11 Rom 2:17
³ “I declared the former things long ago And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.	3 Isa 41:22 Isa 42:9 Isa 43:9 Isa 44:7 Isa 44:8 Isa 45:21 Isa 46:10 Isa 29:5 Isa 30:13 Jos 21:45 Isa 42:9
⁴ “Because I know that you are^b Or harshobstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze,	4 Exo 32:9 Deu 31:27 Eze 2:4 Eze 3:7 Ch2 36:13 Pro 29:1 Act 7:51 Eze 3:7-9
⁵ Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before^c Lit itthey took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, ‘My idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’	5 Jer 44:15-18
⁶ “You have heard; look at all this. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known.	6 Isa 42:9 Isa 43:19
⁷ “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.’
⁸ “You have not 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^d Or transgressorrebel from^e Lit the bellybirth.	8 Isa 42:25 Isa 47:11 Hos 7:9 Deu 9:7 Deu 9:24 Psa 58:3 Isa 46:8
⁹ “For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And for My praise I restrain it for you, In order not to cut you off.	9 Isa 48:11 Neh 9:30 Neh 9:31 Psa 78:38 Psa 103:8-10 Isa 30:18 Isa 65:8
¹⁰ “Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.	10 Jer 9:7 Eze 22:18-22 Deu 4:20 Ki1 8:51 Jer 11:4
¹¹ “For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another.	11 Sa1 12:22 Psa 25:11 Psa 106:8 Isa 37:35 Isa 43:25 Jer 14:7 Eze 20:9 Eze 20:14 Eze 20:22 Eze 20:44 Dan 9:17-19 Deu 32:26 Deu 32:27 Isa 42:8


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