Lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom’ – it is Ěl that drives him away, not man.
Isaiah 48:7 - The Scriptures 2009 “Now they shall be created and not long ago. And before this day you have not heard them, lest you should say, ‘Look, I knew them.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They are created now [called into being by the prophetic word], and not long ago; and before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, Behold, I knew them! American Standard Version (1901) They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. Common English Bible They are created now, not long ago; before today you hadn’t heard of them, so you won’t say, “I already knew them.” Catholic Public Domain Version They are created now, and not in that time. And even before today, you did not hear of them; otherwise, you might say, "Behold, I knew them." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They are created now, and not of old: and before the day, when thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldst say: Behold, I knew them. |
Lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom’ – it is Ěl that drives him away, not man.
“You have heard, look at them all. And do you not declare it? From now on I shall make you hear new ones, even hidden ones, which you have not known.
“No, you have not heard; no, you have not known; no, from of old your ear has not been open. Because I knew that you are indeed treacherous, and are called ‘a transgressor from the womb.’
Thus said יהוה, the Redeemer of Yisra’ĕl, their Set-apart One, to the despised, to the loathed One of the nation, to the Servant of rulers, “Sovereigns shall see and arise, rulers also shall bow themselves, because of יהוה who is steadfast, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl. And He has chosen You!”