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Isaiah 48:8

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You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ears have not been open. Well do I know how treacherous you are; you were called a rebel from birth.

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Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.

Judah has been unfaithful. A detestable thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem: Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves by marrying women who worship a foreign god.

They are unfaithful to the Lord; they give birth to illegitimate children. When they celebrate their New Moon feasts, he will devour their fields.

To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

The people of Israel and the people of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me,” declares the Lord.

But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you, Israel, have been unfaithful to me,” declares the Lord.

The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away.

For I knew how stubborn you were; your neck muscles were iron, your forehead was bronze.

“Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels.

Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.

Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Sacrifice and offering you did not desire— but my ears you have opened— burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.

As at Adam, they have broken the covenant; they were unfaithful to me there.

Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear:

Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed! Woe to you, betrayer, you who have not been betrayed! When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed; when you stop betraying, you will be betrayed.

So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you.

They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew of them.’

Who are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not a brood of rebels, the offspring of liars?

Foreigners sap his strength, but he does not realize it. His hair is sprinkled with gray, but he does not notice.

And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.

And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.




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