Isaiah 48:1-11 - Yahweh Refines Stubborn Israel

¹ Hear this, ye house of Jacob, being called by the name of Israel, and from the water of Judah they came forth swearing by the name of Jehovah, and by the God of Israel they shall bring to remembrance, not in truth and not in justice. ² For they were called of the holy city, and rested themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of armies his name. ³ From then I announced the former things, and they went forth out of my Mouth, and I caused them to be heard; I did suddenly, and they shall come. ⁴ From my knowledge that thou wert hard, and thy neck an iron sinew, and thy forehead of brass: ⁵ I will announce to thee from then; before it shall come I caused thee to hear, lest thou shalt say, My image did them; and my carved image, and my Molten image commanded them. ⁶ Thou heardest, seeing it all; and will ye not announce? I caused thee to hear new things from now, and hidden things, and thou knewest them not ⁷ Now were they created and not from then; and before the day and thou heardest them not; lest thou shalt say, Behold, I knew them. ⁸ Also thou heardest not; also thou knewest not; also from then thine ear was not opened: for I knew, acting deceitfully, thou wilt act deceitfully, and it was called to thee transgressing from the womb. ⁹ For sake of my name I will delay Mine anger; I will be muzzled towards thee, not cutting thee of ¹⁰ Behold, I purified thee and not with silver; I chose thee in the furnace of affliction. ¹¹ For my :sake, for my sake will I do: for how shall it be defiled? and I will not give my glory to another.