Isa 48 | NASB2020 | STEP | “ Hear this , house of Jacob , who are named Israel And who came from the waters of Judah , Who swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel , But not in truth nor in righteousness .

Isaiah 48

Israel’s Obstinacy

1 “ ^aHear this, house of Jacob, who are named Israel
And who came from the ^bwaters of Judah,
Who ^cswear by the name of the Lord
And invoke the God of Israel,
But not in truth nor in ^drighteousness.
2 “For they name themselves after the ^eholy city,
And ^flean on the God of Israel;
The Lord of armies is His name.
3 “I ^gdeclared the former things long ago,
And they went out of My mouth, and I proclaimed them.
^hSuddenly I acted, and they ⁱcame to pass.
4 “Because I know that you are ^{▼▼Or harsh
,} ^kobstinate,
And your ^lneck is an iron tendon
And your ^mforehead bronze,
5 Therefore I declared them to you long ago,
Before ^{▼▼Lit it}they took place I proclaimed them to you,
So that you would not say, ‘My ^oidol has done them,
And my carved image and my cast metal image have commanded them.’
6 “You have heard; look at all this.
And you, will you not declare it?
I proclaim to you ^pnew things from this time,
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 ^qheard, 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 ^{▼▼Or transgressor
,} ^srebel from ^{▼▼Lit the belly}birth.
9 “ ^uFor the sake of My name I ^vdelay 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 ^wnot as silver;
I have tested you in the ^xfurnace of affliction.
11 “ ^yFor My own sake, for My own sake, I will act;
For how can My name be profaned?
And I will not give My ^zglory to another.

Rescue Promised

12 “Listen to Me, Jacob, Israel ^{▼▼Lit My called one}whom I called;
^abI am He, ^acI am the first, I am also the last.
13 “Assuredly My hand ^adfounded the earth,
And My right hand spread out the heavens;
When I ^aecall to them, they stand together.
14 “ ^afAssemble, all of you, and listen!
^agWho among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him; he will ^ahcarry out His good pleasure against ^aiBabylon,
And His arm will be against the Chaldeans.
15 “I, yes I, have spoken; indeed I have ^ajcalled him,
I have brought him, and He will make his ways successful.
16 “ ^akCome near to Me, listen to this:
From the beginning I have ^alnot spoken in secret,
^amFrom the time it took place, I was there.
And now ^anthe Lord ^{▼▼Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God has sent Me, and His Spirit.”
17 This is what the Lord says, He who is your ^apRedeemer, the Holy One of Israel:

“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to benefit,
Who ^aqleads you in the way you should go.
18 “If only you had ^arpaid attention to My commandments!
Then your ^{▼▼Or peace
,} ^atwell-being would have been like a river,
And your ^aurighteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 “Your ^{▼▼Lit seed
,} ^awdescendants would have been like the sand,
And ^{▼▼Lit the offspring of your inward parts}your offspring like its grains;
^ayTheir name would never be eliminated or destroyed from My presence.”

20 ^azGo out from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans!
Declare with the sound of ^bajoyful shouting, proclaim this,
^bbSend it out to the end of the earth;
Say, “ ^bcThe Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob.”
21 They did not ^bdthirst when He led them through the deserts.
He ^bemade the water flow out of the rock for them;
He split the rock and ^bfthe water gushed out.
22 “ ^bgThere is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.