1 “ Hear this, O family of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who come from the seed of Judah. They make promises in the name of the Lord, and call upon the God of Israel, but not in truth or by what is right and good.

“Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the Lord, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness;

2 F or they call themselves people of the holy city, and trust in the God of Israel. The Lord of All is His name.

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

3 I made known the things that would happen long ago. From My mouth My words went out. Then all at once I did what I said I would, and they came to pass.

“I have declared the former things from the beginning; They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it. Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

4 I know that your heart is hard. Your neck is like iron, and your forehead is like brass.

Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze,

5 S o I made them known to you long ago. I told you before they happened, or else you might say, ‘My false god has done them. My objects of worship have made them happen.’

Even from the beginning I have declared it to you; Before it came to pass I proclaimed it to you, Lest you should say, ‘My idol has done them, And my carved image and my molded image Have commanded them.’

6 Y ou have heard, now look at all this. And will you say that you will not tell about it? I tell you new things from this time on, even hidden things which you have not known.

“You have heard; See all this. And will you not declare it? I have made you hear new things from this time, Even hidden things, and you did not know them.

7 T hey are made now, not long ago. Before today you have never heard of them, or you would say, ‘See, I knew them.’

They are created now and not from the beginning; And before this day you have not heard them, Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’

8 Y ou have not heard. You have not known. Even from long ago your ear has not been open, because I knew that you could not be trusted. You have been known to fight against the law and not obey from birth.

Surely you did not hear, Surely you did not know; Surely from long ago your ear was not opened. For I knew that you would deal very treacherously, And were called a transgressor from the womb.

9 B ecause of My name I hold back My anger. For My praise I keep Myself from cutting you off.

“For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off.

10 S ee, I have tested you, but not as silver. I have tested you in the fire of suffering.

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

11 F or My own good, for My own good, I will do this. For why should I allow My name to be put to shame? I will not give My shining-greatness to another. God Will Take Israel Out of Trouble

For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another. God’s Ancient Plan to Redeem Israel

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

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

13 M y hand put the earth in its place. And My right hand spread out the heavens. When I call to them, they stand together.

Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, And My right hand has stretched out the heavens; When I call to them, They stand up together.

14 G ather together, all of you, and listen! Who among them has made these things known? The Lord loves him. He will do to Babylon what pleases him, and his arm will be against the Babylonians.

“All of you, assemble yourselves, and hear! Who among them has declared these things? The Lord loves him; He shall do His pleasure on Babylon, And His arm shall be against the Chaldeans.

15 I , even I, have spoken. Yes, I have called him, I have brought him, and he will do well.

I, even I, have spoken; Yes, I have called him, I have brought him, and his way will prosper.

16 C ome near to Me and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret. From the time it came to be, I was there. And now the Lord God has sent me and His Spirit.”

“Come near to Me, hear this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; From the time that it was, I was there. And now the Lord God and His Spirit Have sent Me.”

17 T he Lord Who bought you and saves you, the Holy One of Israel, says, “I am the Lord your God, Who teaches you to do well, 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 by the way you should go.

18 I f only you had listened to My Laws! Then your peace would have been like a river and your right-standing with God would have been like the waves of the sea.

Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

19 Y our children’s children would have been like the sand. Those born to you would have been like the sand. Their name would never be cut off or destroyed from before Me.”

Your descendants also would have been like the sand, And the offspring of your body like the grains of sand; His name would not have been cut off Nor destroyed from before Me.”

20 G o out from Babylon! Run from the Babylonians! Call out for joy and let this be known to the end of the earth, saying, “The Lord has bought and set free His servant Jacob!”

Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With a voice of singing, Declare, proclaim this, Utter it to the end of the earth; Say, “The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob!”

21 T hey were not thirsty when He led them through the deserts. He made water flow out of the rock for them. He broke the rock, and the water flowed out.

And they did not thirst When He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them; He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.

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

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