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I have declared the former things from of old; yea, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.
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Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
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therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
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Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
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They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
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Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
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For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
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Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
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For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should [my name] be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.
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Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
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Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.