Isaiah 48:3–8

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.

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 aheard, 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 1brebel from 2birth.