Isaiah 48:8
“These words would not be of any help to you if you had not been already warned. Nevertheless, dwelling in my loving-kindness, I still bear witness and distinguish you from those assembled in Babylon and the Chaldeans about to attack you. Open your eyes! As you see the foretold destruction taking hold when the warriors…”
Source: Septuagint
8Thou hast neither known, nor understood, neither from the beginning have I opened thine ears: for I knew that thou wouldest surely deal treacherously, and wouldest be called a transgressor even from the womb.
Preparing…
Preparing…
Preparing…
6Ye have heard all this, but ye have not known: yet I have made known to thee the new things from henceforth, which are coming to pass, and thou saidst not,
7Now they come to pass, and not formerly: and thou heardest not of them in former days: say not thou, Yea, I know them.
— Isaiah 48:8 —
9For mine own sake will I show thee my wrath, and will bring before thee my glorious acts, that I may not utterly destroy thee.
10Behold, I have sold thee, but not for silver; but I have rescued thee from the furnace of affliction.