1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves
3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they
4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron
6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have
7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the
8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that
9 For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen
11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am
13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my
14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath
15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought
16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret
17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am
18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy
19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy
20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice
21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he
22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.