Isa 48:1, 12-15 | ESV | STEP | Hear this , O house of Jacob , who are called by the name of Israel , and who came from the waters of Judah , who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel , but not in truth or right .

Isaiah 48:1

Israel Refined for God’s Glory

1 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
^awho are called by the name of Israel,
and ^bwho came from the waters of Judah,
^cwho swear by the name of the Lord
and confess the God of Israel,
but not in truth or right.

Isaiah 48:12-15

The Lord’s Call to Israel

12 “Listen to me, O Jacob,
and Israel, whom I called!
I am he; ^dI am the first,
and I am the last.
13 My hand ^elaid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand ^fspread out the heavens;
^gwhen I call to them,
they stand forth together.
14 “Assemble, all of you, and listen!
^hWho among them has declared these things?
The Lord loves him;
ⁱhe shall perform his purpose on Babylon,
and his arm shall be against ^jthe Chaldeans.
15 ^kI, even I, have spoken and called him;
I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way.