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Isaiah 48:3-7

King James Version (KJV)

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3. I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did [them] suddenly, and they came to pass. 4. Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck [is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; 5. I have even from the beginning declared [it] to thee; before it came to pass I shewed [it] thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. 6. Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare [it]? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. 7. They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.

Isaiah 48:3-7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 48:3

Theological / Devotional

I have declared. See on chs. 41:4, 23; 42:9. Not the heathen, but the faithless people of Judah are now called to recognize the foreknowledge of God.

Suddenly. Or, unexpectedly. God had foretold these events, but to the faithless hypocrites what happened came as a complete surprise (see Matt. 24:39). For similar counsel to those who await the coming of the Lord, see 1 Thess. 5:1-8.

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