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Hear this ,
O house of Jacob ,
who are called by the name of Israel ,
and who came forth from the loins of Judah ;
who swear by the name of the LORD ,
and confess the God of Israel ,
but not in truth or right .
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For they call themselves after the holy city ,
and stay themselves on the God of Israel ;
the LORD of hosts is his name .
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The former things I declared of old ,
they went forth from my mouth and I made them known ;
then suddenly I did them and they came to pass .
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Because I know that you are obstinate ,
and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass ,
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I declared them to you from of old ,
before they came to pass I announced them to you ,
lest you should say , `
My idol did them ,
my graven image and my molten image commanded them .'
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You have heard ;
now see all this ;
and will you not declare it ?
From this time forth I make you hear new things ,
hidden things which you have not known .
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They are created now ,
not long ago ;
before today you have never heard of them ,
lest you should say , `
Behold ,
I knew them .'
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You have never heard ,
you have never known ,
from of old your ear has not been opened .
For I knew that you would deal very treacherously ,
and that from birth you were called a rebel .
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For my name '
s sake I defer my anger ,
for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you ,
that I may not cut you off .
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Behold ,
I have refined you ,
but not like silver ;
I have tried you in the furnace of affliction .
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For my own sake ,
for my own sake ,
I do it ,
for how should my name be profaned ?
My glory I will not give to another .