| International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1"Listen to this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who have come forth from Judah's loins; you who swear oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth, nor in good faith. | 1"Listen to this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who have come forth from Judah's loins; you who swear oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth, nor in good faith. |
| 2For they name themselves after the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel— the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name. | 2For they name themselves after the holy city, and rely on the God of Israel— the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name. |
| 3I foretold the former things long ago; it went forth from my mouth, and I disclosed them; Suddenly, I acted, and they came to pass. | 3I foretold the former things long ago; it went forth from my mouth, and I disclosed them; Suddenly, I acted, and they came to pass. |
| 4Because I knew that you are obstinate, and because your neck is an iron sinew, and your forehead is bronze, | 4Because I knew that you are obstinate, and because your neck is an iron sinew, and your forehead is bronze, |
| 5I told you these things long ago; I announced them to you before they happened so that you couldn't say, 'My idol did them; my carved image or metal idol ordained them.' | 5I told you these things long ago; I announced them to you before they happened so that you couldn't say, 'My idol did them; my carved image or metal idol ordained them.' |
| 6"You have heard—now look at them all! How can you not admit them? From now on, I'll make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known. | 6"You have heard—now look at them all! How can you not admit them? From now on, I'll make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known. |
| 7They are created now, and not long ago; you didn't hear them before today, so you cannot say, 'Yes, I knew them.' | 7They are created now, and not long ago; you didn't hear them before today, so you cannot say, 'Yes, I knew them.' |
| 8And neither had you heard, nor did you understand, nor did you open your ear long ago. Indeed, I knew that you would act very deceitfully, and they would call you a rebel from birth. | 8And neither had you heard, nor did you understand, nor did you open your ear long ago. Indeed, I knew that you would act very deceitfully, and they would call you a rebel from birth. |
| 9I defer my anger for my name's sake, and as my first act I'm restraining it for you, so as not to cut you off. | 9I defer my anger for my name's sake, and as my first act I'm restraining it for you, so as not to cut you off. |
| 10Look, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction. | 10Look, I have refined you, but not like silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction. |
| 11For my own sake—Yes, for my own sake!—I'm doing it; indeed, how can I be profaned? Furthermore, I won't give my glory to another." | 11For my own sake—Yes, for my own sake!—I'm doing it; indeed, how can I be profaned? Furthermore, I won't give my glory to another." |
| 12"Listen to these things, Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called. I am the One: I am the first, I am even the last. | 12"Listen to these things, Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called. I am the One: I am the first, I am even the last. |
| 13Moreover, my hands laid the earth's foundation, and my right hand spread out the heavens. I call out to them, and they stand up together. | 13Moreover, my hands laid the earth's foundation, and my right hand spread out the heavens. I call out to them, and they stand up together. |
| 14Let all of them come together and listen: Who is there among them that could declare these things? "The LORD loves me, and he will accomplish my purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Chaldeans. | 14Let all of them come together and listen: Who is there among them that could declare these things? "The LORD loves me, and he will accomplish my purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Chaldeans. |
| 15I—Yes, I!—have spoken; indeed, I've called and I've brought him, and he will make his path successful. | 15I—Yes, I!—have spoken; indeed, I've called and I've brought him, and he will make his path successful. |
| 16Draw near to me, and listen to this: 'From the beginning I haven't spoken in secret; at the time it happened, I was there.' And now the LORD God, and his Spirit, has sent me. | 16Draw near to me, and listen to this: 'From the beginning I haven't spoken in secret; at the time it happened, I was there.' And now the LORD God, and his Spirit, has sent me. |
| 17"This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who directs you in the path by which you should go. | 17"This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who directs you in the path by which you should go. |
| 18Now if only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea. | 18Now if only you had paid attention to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your success like the waves of the sea. |
| 19Your descendants would've been like the sand, and your offspring like its numberless grains. Their name wouldn't have been cut off or annihilated out of my reach. | 19Your descendants would've been like the sand, and your offspring like its numberless grains. Their name wouldn't have been cut off or annihilated out of my reach. |
| 20"Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans! With happy shouts, announce and proclaim this to the ends of the earth: Say, 'The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!' | 20"Go out from Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans! With happy shouts, announce and proclaim this to the ends of the earth: Say, 'The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!' |
| 21They didn't thirst when he led him through the desolate places. He made water gush from a rock for them; he split open the rock, and water gushed out. | 21They didn't thirst when he led him through the desolate places. He made water gush from a rock for them; he split open the rock, and water gushed out. |
| 22"But there is no peace," says the LORD, "for the wicked." | 22"But there is no peace," says the LORD, "for the wicked." |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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