1 “ Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the loins of Judah, Who swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in righteousness.

Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and who come forth from the seed of Judah, you who swear allegiance by the name of the Lord and make mention of the God of Israel—but not in truth and sincerity, nor in righteousness (rightness and moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation)—

2 “ For they call themselves after the holy city And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name.

For they call themselves of the holy city and depend on the God of Israel—the Lord of hosts is His name.

3 “ I declared the former things long ago And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

I have declared from the beginning the former things; they went forth from My mouth and I made them known; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

4 “ Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze,

Because I knew that you were obstinate, and your neck was an iron sinew and your brow was brass,

5 T herefore I declared them to you long ago, Before they took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, ‘My idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’

Therefore I have declared things to come to you from of old; before they came to pass I announced them to you, so that you could not say, My idol 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 new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known.

You have heard, now you see this fulfillment. And will you not bear witness to it? I show you specified new things from this time forth, 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.’

They are created now, and not long ago; and before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, Behold, I knew them!

8 “ You have not heard, 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 rebel from birth.

Yes, you have never heard, yes, you have never known; yes, from of old your ear has not been opened. For I, the Lord, knew that you, O house of Israel, dealt very treacherously; you were called a transgressor and a rebel from your birth.

9 “ For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And for My praise I restrain it for you, In order not to cut you off.

For My name’s sake I defer My anger, and for the sake of My praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off.

10 “ Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried and chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

11 “ For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another. Deliverance Promised

For My own sake, for My own sake, I do it; for why should I permit My name to be polluted and profaned ? And I will not give My glory to another.

12 “ Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.

Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, My called: I am He; I am the First, I also am the Last.

13 “ Surely My hand founded the earth, And My right hand spread out the heavens; When I call to them, they stand together.

Yes, My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has spread out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand forth together.

14 “ Assemble, all of you, and listen! Who among them has declared these things? The Lord loves him; he will carry out His good pleasure on Babylon, And His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

Assemble yourselves, all of you, and hear! Who among them has foretold these things? The Lord has loved him; he will do His pleasure and purpose on Babylon, and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.

15 “ I, even I, have spoken; indeed I have called him, I have brought him, and He will make his ways successful.

I, even I, have foretold it; yes, I have called him; I have brought him, and shall make his way prosperous.

16 “ Come near to Me, listen to this: From the first I have not spoken in secret, From the time it took place, I was there. And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit.”

Come near to me and listen to this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it happened, I was there. And now the Lord God has sent His Spirit in and with me.

17 T hus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go.

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way that you should go.

18 “ If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your well-being would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

Oh, that you had hearkened to My commandments! Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a flowing river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

19 “ Your descendants would have been like the sand, And your offspring like its grains; Their name would never be cut off or destroyed from My presence.”

Your offspring would have been like the sand, and your descendants like the offspring of the sea; their name would not be cut off or destroyed from before Me.

20 G o forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! Declare with the sound of joyful shouting, proclaim this, Send it out to the end of the earth; Say, “ The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob.”

Go forth out of Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing declare, tell this, cause it to go forth even to the end of the earth; say, The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob!

21 T hey did not thirst when He led them through the deserts. He made the water flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock and the water gushed forth.

And they thirsted not when He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

22 “ There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.

There is no peace, says the Lord, for the wicked.