Hearye this, O houseof Jacob, which are calledby the nameof Israel, and are come forthout of the watersof Judah, which swearby the nameof the LORD, and make mentionof the Godof Israel, but notin truth, norin righteousness. Forthey call themselvesof the holycity, and stay themselvesuponthe Godof Israel; The LORDof hosts is his name. I have declaredthe former thingsfrom the beginning; and they went forthout of my mouth, and I showedthem; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. Because I knewthatthou art obstinate, and thy neck is an ironsinew, and thy browbrass; I have even from the beginningdeclared it to thee; beforeit came to passI showed it thee: lestthou shouldest say, Mine idolhath donethem, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commandedthem. Thou hast heard, seeallthis; and will notyedeclare it ? I have showedthee new thingsfrom this time, even hidden things, and thou didst notknowthem. They are creatednow, and notfrom the beginning; even beforethe daywhen thou heardestthem not; lestthou shouldest say, Behold, I knewthem. Yea, thou heardestnot; yea, thou knewestnot; yea, from that time that thine earwas notopened: forI knewthat thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast calleda transgressorfrom the womb. For my name's sakewill I defermine anger, and for my praisewill I refrainfor thee, that I cut thee not off. Behold, I have refinedthee, but notwith silver; I have chosenthee in the furnaceof affliction. For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it : forhowshould my name be polluted? and I will notgivemy gloryunto another. Hearkenuntome, O Jacoband Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, Ialso am the last. Mine handalsohath laid the foundationof the earth, and my right handhath spannedthe heavens: when Icalluntothem, they stand uptogether. Allye, assemble yourselves, and hear; whichamong them hath declaredthese things ? The LORDhath lovedhim: he will dohis pleasureon Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have calledhim: I have broughthim, and he shall make his wayprosperous. Come ye nearuntome, hearye this; I have notspokenin secretfrom the beginning; from the timethat it was, there am I: and nowthe LordGOD, and his Spirit, hath sentme. Thussaiththe LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy Oneof Israel; I am the Lordthy Godwhich teacheththee to profit, which leadeththee by the way that thou shouldest go. O thatthou hadst hearkenedto my commandments! then had thy peacebeenas a river, and thy righteousnessas the wavesof the sea: Thy seedalso had beenas the sand, and the offspringof thy bowelslike the gravelthereof; his nameshould nothave been cut offnordestroyedfrom beforeme. Go ye forthof Babylon, fleeye from the Chaldeans, with a voiceof singingdeclareye, tellthis, utterit even tothe endof the earth; sayye, The LORDhath redeemedhis servantJacob. And they thirstednot when he ledthem through the deserts: he caused the watersto flowout of the rockfor them: he cleavedthe rockalso, and the watersgushed out. There is nopeace, saiththe LORD, unto the wicked.