Israel’s Obstinacy

1 “aHear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel

And who came forth from the 1bloins 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 call themselves after the aholy city

And blean on the God of Israel;

The Lord of hosts is His name.

3 “I adeclared the former things long ago

And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them.

bSuddenly I acted, and they ccame to pass.

4 “Because I know that you are 1aobstinate,

And your bneck is an iron sinew

And your cforehead bronze,

5 Therefore I declared them to you long ago,

Before 1they took place I proclaimed them to you,

So that you would not say, ‘My aidol has done them,

And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’

6 “You have heard; look at all this.

And you, will you not declare it?

I proclaim to you anew things from this time,

Even hidden things which you have not known.