Yǐsaìyàshū 48:4

4 Yīnwei wǒ sùlái zhīdào nǐ shì wán gĕng de , nǐde jǐngxiàng shì tiĕ de , nǐde é shì tóng de ,

Yǐsaìyàshū 48:4 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 48:4

Because I knew that thou art obstinate
Or "hard" ^F1, hard hearted, an obdurate and rebellious people, contradicting and gainsaying: and thy neck is as an iron sinew;
stiffnecked, inflexible, not compliant with the will of God, and his commands; unwilling to admit his yoke, and bear it: and thy brow brass;
impudent, not ashamed of sin, nor blushing at it, refusing to receive correction for it, having a whore's forehead. This the Lord knew and foreknew, and therefore declared before hand what would come to pass unto them; who otherwise would have had the assurance to have ascribed them to themselves, or their idols, and not to him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (hta hvq yk) "quod durus tu es", Pagninus, Montanus; "te durum esse", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Vitringa.

Yǐsaìyàshū 48:4 In-Context

2 ( tāmen zìchēng wèi shèng chéng de rén , suǒ yǐkào de shì míng wèi wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shen 2

3 Zhǔ shuō , zǎo xiān de shì wǒ cóng gǔ shí shuō míng , yǐjing chū le wǒde kǒu , yĕ shì wǒ suǒ zhǐshì de , wǒ hūrán xíng zuò , shì biàn chéngjiù .

4 Yīnwei wǒ sùlái zhīdào nǐ shì wán gĕng de , nǐde jǐngxiàng shì tiĕ de , nǐde é shì tóng de ,

5 Suǒyǐ wǒ cóng gǔ shí jiāng zhè shì gĕi nǐ shuō míng , zaì wèi chéng yǐ xiān zhǐshì nǐ , miǎndé nǐ shuō , zhèxie shì shì wǒde ǒuxiàng suǒ xíng de , shì wǒ diāokè de ǒuxiàng , hé wǒ zhùzào de ǒuxiàng suǒ méngdéng de .

6 Nǐ yǐjing tīngjian , xiànzaì yào kànjian zhè yīqiè , nǐ bú shuō míng ma , cóng jīn yǐhòu , wǒ jiāng xīn shì jiù shì nǐ suǒ bù zhīdào de yǐn mì shì , zhǐshì nǐ .