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. ‘