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Chapter 48

A Plea to the Captives

Hear this, O house of Jacob,
    you who are called by the name of Israel,
    and who came forth from the stock of Judah,
who swear by the name of the Lord
    and invoke the God of Israel
    but not with righteousness or good faith,
even though you call yourselves citizens of the holy city
    and rely on the God of Israel
    whose name is the Lord of hosts.
Things that happened in the past
    I foretold long before they occurred.
These predictions issued forth from my mouth,
    and I made them known to you;
    then suddenly I acted and they came to pass.

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