New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Isaiah 48
2 "For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name.
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.
4 "Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze,
5 Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before they 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.’
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.
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 rebel from birth.
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.
10 "Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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.
12 "Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.
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