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"^(a)Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are named Israel And who came forth from the ^[a](b)loins of Judah, Who ^(c)swear by the name of the Lord And invoke the God of Israel, But not in truth nor in ^(d)righteousness.

"For they call themselves after the ^(e)holy city And ^(f)lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name.

"I ^(g)declared the former things long ago And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them. ^(h)Suddenly I acted, and they ⁽ⁱ⁾came to pass.

"Because I know that you are ^[b](j)obstinate, And your ^(k)neck is an iron sinew And your ^(l)forehead bronze,

Therefore I declared them to you long ago, Before ^[c]they took place I proclaimed them to you, So that you would not say, ‘My ^(m)idol has done them, And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.'

"You have heard; look at all this. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you ⁽ⁿ⁾new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known.