Isaiah:48:1-11

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* Hear this , O house of Jacob , who are called by the name of Israel , and have come out from the waters of Judah , who swear by Jehovah 's name and profess by the God of Israel , not in truth or in righteousness . * For they are called of the holy city , and rest themselves on the God of Israel ; Jehovah of Hosts is His name . * I have foretold the former things from then ; and they went out of My mouth ; and I made them hear ; suddenly I acted , and they came about . * Because I knew that you are hard , and your neck is a sinew of iron , and your brow brass . * And I declared to you from then ; before it came I made you hear , lest you should say , My idol did them ; and my image and my casted image commanded them . * You heard ; see it all ; and will you not declare ? I made you hear new things from now , even hidden things , and you did not know them . * They are created now , and not from then ; even before today , but you did not hear them ; lest you should say , See , I knew them . * Yea , you did not hear ; yea , you did not know ; yea , from then your ear was not opened ; for I know you surely will betray and trespass , from the womb it was called to you . * For My name 's sake I will put off My anger ; and for My praise I will hold back for you , so as not to cut you off . * Behold , I have refined you , but not with silver ; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction . * For My sake , for My sake , I will act ; for how is it defiled ? And I will not give My glory to another .

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