Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel

48 Hear this, house of Jacob,

who are called by the name of Israel

and came out from the waters of Judah,

who swear by the name of Yahweh,

and ⌊invoke⌋a the God of Israel,

but not in truth

and not in righteousness.

2 For they call themselves ⌊after the holy city⌋,b

and they lean on the God of Israel—

Yahweh of hosts is his name.

3 “I declared the former things from ⌊of old⌋,c

and they went out from my mouth.

And I ⌊announced⌋d them suddenly;

I acted,e and they came to pass,

4 because ⌊I know⌋f that you are obstinate,

and your neck an iron sinew,

and your forehead bronze.

5 And I declared them to you from of old;

I ⌊ announced⌋g them to you before they came to pass

so that you would not say, ‘My idol did them,

and my image and my cast image commanded them.’

6 You have heard; see it all.

And will you not declare it?

I ⌊announce⌋h new things to you from this time

and hidden things thati you have not known.

7 Now they are created, and not from ⌊of old⌋,j

and before today, and you have not heard them

so that you could not say, “Look! I knew them.”

8 Neither have you heard, nor have you known,

nor from ⌊of old⌋k has your ear been opened.

For I knew you would deal treacherously, very treacherously,

and you are called a rebel from the womb.

9 For the sake of my name I ⌊refrain from⌋l my anger,

and for my praise I restrain it for you

so as not to cut you off.

10 Look! I have refined you, butm not liken silver;

I have chosen you in the furnace of misery.

11 For my own sake, for my own sake I do it;

for why should ito be defiled?

And I will not give my glory to another.”