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Isaiah 48 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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My Glory I Will Not Give to Another

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“Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name Israel

And who came forth from the [fn]loins of Judah,

Who swear by the name of Yahweh

And bring to remembrance the God of Israel,

But not in truth or in righteousness.

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“For they call themselves after the holy city

And are supported by the God of Israel;

Yahweh of hosts is His name.

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“I declared the former things long ago,

And they went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to be heard.

Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.

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“Because I know that you are [fn]stiff,

And your neck is an iron sinew

And your forehead bronze,

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Therefore I declared them to you long ago,

Before [fn]they happened I caused them to be heard by you,

Lest you say, ‘My idol has done them,

And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’

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“You have heard; look at all this.

And you, will you not declare it?

I caused you to hear new things from this time,

Even hidden things which you have not known.

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“They are created now and not long ago;

And before today you have not heard them,

Lest you say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’

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“Indeed, you have not heard; indeed, you have not known.

Indeed, 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 [fn]transgressor from the [fn]womb.

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“For the sake of My name I delay My anger,

And for My praise I restrain it for you,

In order not to cut you off.

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“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;

I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.

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“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.

Yahweh Redeems Jacob

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“Hear Me, O Jacob, even Israel [fn]whom I called;

I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.

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“Also, My hand founded the earth,

And My right hand spread out the heavens;

When I call to them, they stand together.

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“Assemble, all of you, and hear!

Who among them has declared these things?

Yahweh loves him; he will carry out His good pleasure on Babylon,

And His arm will be against the Chaldeans.

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“I, even I, have spoken; indeed I have called him,

I have brought him, and He will make his ways successful.

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“Draw near to Me, hear this:

From the first I have not spoken in secret,

From the time it took place, I was there.

So now Lord Yahweh has sent Me, and His Spirit.”

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Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel,

“I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit,

Who leads you in the way you should go.

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“If only you had paid attention to My commandments!

Then your peace would have been like a river,

And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

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“Your seed would have been like the sand,

And the offspring from your loins like its grains;

Their name would never be cut off or destroyed from My presence.”

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Go forth from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans!

Declare with the sound of joyful shouting, cause this to be heard,

Bring it forth to the end of the earth;

Say, “Yahweh has redeemed His servant Jacob.”

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And they did not thirst when He led them through the waste places.

He made the water flow out of the rock for them;

He split the rock, and the water gushed forth.

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

LSB Footnotes
Lit waters
Or harsh
Lit it
Or rebel
Lit belly
Lit My called one
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