Isaias

Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible, Isaias, Ottley, Cambridge, 1904

XLVIII. 1 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, not in truth, and not in righteousness.

2 For they are called of the holy city, and lean upon the God of Israel: the Lord of Hosts is his name.

3 I have declared the ﬁrst things from that time; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them; I wrought suddenly, and they came to pass.

4 Because I knew that thou art hard, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass:

[*](11. ‘the dawning thereof’: or, ‘how to charm it away’: cf. (Margoliouth). ‘avert,’ lit. ‘atone,’ ‘cover.’)[*](12 init. Or, ‘Persist, I pray, in thy...’)[*](13. Or, ‘make known . . . of what shall,’)[*](14. ‘their soul,’ i.e. themselves, their life: ‘hand,’ i.e.)[*](15. I ‘laboured’: or, ‘wearied thyself’ (as ver. 12, but not 13).)[*](1. ‘are called,’ or, ‘call yourselves’: and similarly ver. 3.)

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5 Therefore I have from that time declared it to thee 3 before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.

6 Thou hast heard 3 see it all: and ye, will not ye declare it? I have caused thee to hear new things from now, and things reserved, and thou didst not know them. ‘

7 They are created now, and not from that time 3 and before to-day, and thou heardest them not 3 lest thou shouldest say,- Behold, I knew them.

8 Nay, thou hast not heard 3 nay, thou hast not known 3 nay, from that. time thine ear opened not 3 for I knew that thou gigs; (33:1 very treacherously, and wast‘ called a rebel from the womb.

9 For my name’s sake I defer mine anger, and for my praise do I refrain it for thee, that I cut thee not off.

10 Behold, I have reﬁned thee, and not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

11 For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do (it) 3 for how is it profaned? and I will not give my glory unto another.

12 Hearken unto me, Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he, I am the ﬁrst, I also am the last.

13 Mine hand also laid the foundation of the earth, and my ’ right hand spread out the heavens; I call unto them, they will stand up together. ·

14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do lgiausre on Babylon, and his arm (shall be) on the Chaldaeans.

[*](5. ‘ Therefore,’ Heb. ‘ And,’ marking principal clause.)[*](8‘. “didst deal’: or, ‘wouldst deal.’ -)[*](9.· ‘defer,’ ‘ refrain ’: lit. ‘ prolong...muzzle.’)[*](10. ‘ chosen ’: or, ‘ tried.’)[*](11. ‘how is it... ?’ or, ‘ how shall it be profaned?’)[*](13. ‘ spread,’ or, ‘ spanned out the heavens.’)[*](14. ‘among them’: some MSS. read, ‘among you.’ i.e. ‘he whom the LORD hath loved will do....’ The end of the verse is djﬁicult and rather uncertain. Some make ‘his arm’ object to ‘ will do,’ parallel to ‘pleasure’ = will, purpose.)

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15 I, I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.