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Israel Is Stubborn

48 People of Jacob, listen to me.
    You are called by the name of Israel.
    You come from the family line of Judah.
You make promises in the name of the Lord.
    You pray to Israel’s God.
But you aren’t honest.
    You don’t mean what you say.
You call yourselves citizens of the holy city of Jerusalem.
    You say you depend on Israel’s God.
    His name is the Lord Who Rules Over All. He says,
“Long ago I told you ahead of time what would happen.
    I announced it and made it known.
Then all of a sudden I acted.
    And those things took place.

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Stubborn Israel

48 “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob,
    you who are called by the name of Israel(A)
    and come from the line of Judah,(B)
you who take oaths(C) in the name of the Lord(D)
    and invoke(E) the God of Israel—
    but not in truth(F) or righteousness—
you who call yourselves citizens of the holy city(G)
    and claim to rely(H) on the God of Israel—
    the Lord Almighty is his name:(I)
I foretold the former things(J) long ago,
    my mouth announced(K) them and I made them known;
    then suddenly(L) I acted, and they came to pass.

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