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Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came forth from the loins of Judah; who swear by the name of the LORD, and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.
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For they call themselves after the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name.
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"The former things I declared of old, they went forth from my mouth and I made them known; then suddenly I did them and they came to pass.
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Because I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is an iron sinew and your forehead brass,
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I declared them to you from of old, before they came to pass I announced them to you, lest you should say, 'My idol did them, my graven image and my molten image commanded them.'
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"You have heard; now see all this; and will you not declare it? From this time forth I make you hear new things, hidden things which you have not known.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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