New American Standard Bible

Isaiah 48:3-9 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

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.

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

5. Therefore 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.'

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.

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 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.

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.