| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1“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; | 1Listen to this, house of Jacob-- those who are called by the name Israel and have descended from Judah, who swear by the name of Yahweh and declare the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness. |
| 2For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name: | 2For they are named after the Holy City, and lean on the God of Israel; His name is Yahweh of Hosts. |
| 3“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. | 3I declared the past events long ago; they came out of My mouth; I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they occurred. |
| 4Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze, | 4Because I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is iron and your forehead bronze, |
| 5Even 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.’ | 5therefore I declared to you long ago. I announced it to you before it occurred, so you could not claim, 'My idol caused them; my carved image and cast idol control them.' |
| 6“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. | 6You have heard it. Observe it all. Will you not acknowledge it? From now on I will announce new things to you, hidden things that you have not known. |
| 7They 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.’ | 7They have been created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today, so you could not claim, 'I already knew them!' |
| 8Surely 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. | 8You have never heard; you have never known; For a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew that you were very treacherous, and were known as a rebel from birth. |
| 9“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. | 9I will delay My anger for the honor of My name, and I will restrain Myself for your benefit and for My praise, so that you will not be destroyed. |
| 10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. | 10Look, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. |
| 11For 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. | 11I will act for My own sake, indeed, My own, for how can I be defiled? I will not give My glory to another." |
| 12“Listen to Me, O Jacob, And Israel, My called: I am He, I am the First, I am also the Last. | 12Listen to Me, Jacob, and Israel, the one called by Me: I am He; I am the first, I am also the last. |
| 13Indeed 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. | 13My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summoned them, they stood up together. |
| 14“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. | 14All of you, assemble and listen! Who among the idols has declared these things? The LORD loves him; he will accomplish His will against Babylon, and His arm will be against the Chaldeans. |
| 15I, even I, have spoken; Yes, I have called him, I have brought him, and his way will prosper. | 15I--I have spoken; yes, I have called him; I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission. |
| 16“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.” | 16Approach Me and listen to this. From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time anything existed, I was there." And now the Lord GOD has sent me and His Spirit. |
| 17Thus 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. | 17This is what the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who leads you in the way you should go. |
| 18Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea. | 18If only you had paid attention to My commands. Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea. |
| 19Your 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.” | 19Your descendants would have been as countless as the sand, and the offspring of your body like its grains; their name would not be cut off or eliminated from My presence. |
| 20Go 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!” | 20Leave Babylon, flee from the Chaldeans! Declare with a shout of joy, proclaim this, let it go out to the end of the earth; announce," The LORD has redeemed His servant Jacob!" |
| 21And 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. | 21They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out." |
| 22“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.” | 22There is no peace for the wicked," says the LORD. |
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