1Hear8085 ye this, O house1004 of Jacob3290, which are called7121 by the name8034 of Israel3478, and are come forth3318 out of the waters4325 of Judah3063, which swear7650 by the name8034 of the LORD3068, and make mention2142 of the God430 of Israel3478, but not in truth571, nor in righteousness6666.
2For they call7121 themselves of the holy6944 city5892, and stay5564 themselves upon the God430 of Israel3478; The LORD3068 of hosts6635 is his name8034.
3I have declared5046 the former things7223 from the beginning227; and they went forth3318 out of my mouth6310, and I shewed8085 them; I did6213 them suddenly6597, and they came to pass935.
4Because I knew1847 that thou art obstinate7186, and thy neck6203 is an iron1270 sinew1517, and thy brow4696 brass5154;
5I have even from the beginning227 declared5046 it to thee; before it came to pass935 I shewed8085 it thee: lest thou shouldest say559, Mine idol6090 hath done6213 them, and my graven image6459, and my molten image5262, hath commanded6680 them.
6Thou hast heard8085, see2372 all this; and will not ye declare5046 it? I have shewed8085 thee new things2319 from this time6258, even hidden things5341, and thou didst not know3045 them.
7They are created1254 now, and not from the beginning; even before6440 the day3117 when thou heardest8085 them not; lest thou shouldest say559, Behold, I knew3045 them.
8Yea, thou heardest8085 not; yea, thou knewest3045 not; yea, from that time that thine ear241 was not opened6605: for I knew3045 that thou wouldest deal very898 treacherously898, and wast called7121 a transgressor6586 from the womb990.
9For my name's8034 sake will I defer748 mine anger639, and for my praise8416 will I refrain2413 for thee, that I cut thee not off3772.
10Behold, I have refined6884 thee, but not with silver3701; I have chosen977 thee in the furnace3564 of affliction6040.
11For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do6213 it: for how should my name be polluted2490? and I will not give5414 my glory3519 unto another312.
12Hearken8085 unto me, O Jacob3290 and Israel3478, my called7121; I am he; I am the first7223, I also am the last314.
13Mine hand3027 also hath laid the foundation3245 of the earth776, and my right hand3225 hath spanned2946 the heavens8064: when I call7121 unto them, they stand up5975 together3162.
14All ye, assemble6908 yourselves, and hear8085; which among them hath declared5046 these things? The LORD3068 hath loved157 him: he will do6213 his pleasure2656 on Babylon894, and his arm2220 shall be on the Chaldeans3778.
15I, even I, have spoken1696; yea, I have called7121 him: I have brought935 him, and he shall make his way1870 prosperous6743.
16Come7126 ye near7126 unto me, hear8085 ye this; I have not spoken1696 in secret5643 from the beginning7218; from the time6256 that it was, there am I: and now the Lord136 GOD3069, and his Spirit7307, hath sent7971 me.
17Thus saith559 the LORD3068, thy Redeemer1350, the Holy One6918 of Israel3478; I am the LORD3068 thy God430 which teacheth3925 thee to profit3276, which leadeth1869 thee by the way1870 that thou shouldest go3212.
18O that3863 thou hadst hearkened7181 to my commandments4687! then had thy peace7965 been as a river5104, and thy righteousness6666 as the waves1530 of the sea3220:
19Thy seed2233 also had been as the sand2344, and the offspring6631 of thy bowels4578 like the gravel4579 thereof; his name8034 should not have been cut off3772 nor destroyed8045 from before6440 me.
20Go ye forth3318 of Babylon894, flee1272 ye from the Chaldeans3778, with a voice6963 of singing7440 declare5046 ye, tell8085 this, utter3318 it even to the end7097 of the earth776; say559 ye, The LORD3068 hath redeemed1350 his servant5650 Jacob3290.
21And they thirsted6770 not when he led3212 them through the deserts2723: he caused the waters4325 to flow5140 out of the rock6697 for them: he clave1234 the rock6697 also, and the waters4325 gushed out2100.
22There is no peace7965, saith559 the LORD3068, unto the wicked7563.