Isaiah 48:8

The Passion Translation

“You have never heard nor understood; your ear had not been opened beforehand. Though I knew that you would fight against me as a rebel from birth,

Cross References

Psalm 58:3

Wicked wanderers even from the womb—that’s who you are! You lie with your words, and your teaching is poison.

Jeremiah 6:10

If I speak to warn the remnant of Israel, no one will listen. Their ears are blocked, and they are incapable of hearing. The word of Yahweh has become an object of scorn; it’s no longer a pleasure for them.

Ephesians 2:3

The corruption that was in us from birth was expressed through the deeds and desires of our self-life. We lived by whatever natural cravings and thoughts our minds dictated, living as rebellious children subject to God’s wrath like everyone else.

Jeremiah 3:20

Instead, as a treacherous wife betrays her husband, so, you, nation of Israel, have betrayed me. I, Yahweh, have spoken.”

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, and I did not resist; I did not rebel.

Isaiah 48:4

I knew you were stubborn. Your neck is like a rod of iron, and you’re as hard-hearted as brass!

Isaiah 46:8

Keep this in mind and don’t forget it! Take this to heart, you rebels!

Isaiah 26:11

Lord Yahweh, you lift your mighty hand, but they do not see it. Let them witness how much you love your people and be ashamed. Let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.

Isaiah 21:2

A terrifying revelation has been given to me: The betrayer betrays; the destroyer destroys. Arise, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the grief she brought to the nations.

Psalm 51:5

Lord, I have been a sinner from birth, from the moment my mother conceived me.

Psalm 40:6

It’s not sacrifices that really move your heart. Burnt offerings, sin offerings—those aren’t what bring you joy. But when you open my ears and speak to me, I become your willing servant, your prisoner of love for life.

Jeremiah 5:21

‘Pay attention, you foolish and senseless people. They have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hear.

Isaiah 33:1

Woe to you, destroyer, you who have not been destroyed. Woe to you, traitor, you who have not been betrayed. When you have finished your work of destroying, you will be destroyed, and when you have completed your betrayal, you will be betrayed.

Isaiah 42:25

So he poured out the heat of his anger and they suffered the fury of war. His anger enveloped them in flames, but they still did not understand— consumed by fire yet they did not take it to heart.

Isaiah 47:11

An avalanche of evil will come upon you that no magic spell will be able to avert. Great disaster is about to fall upon you that you will not be able to ward off! Total devastation will strike you suddenly. It will happen so swiftly you won’t even see it coming!

Isaiah 48:7

They are created now, brand new today, not long ago! You’ve never heard of them before now, so you cannot say, ‘Oh, I already knew about that.’

Isaiah 57:4

Who do you think you’re mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Why, you’re a rebellious child, the offspring of liars!