Isaiah 48:3-5

New American Standard Bible 1995

³ “I ^(A)declared the former things long ago
And they went forth from My mouth, and I proclaimed them.
^(B)Suddenly I acted, and they ^(C)came to pass.
⁴ “Because I know that you are ^[a](D)obstinate,
And your ^(E)neck is an iron sinew
And your ^(F)forehead bronze,
⁵ Therefore I declared them to you long ago,
Before ^[b]they took place I proclaimed them to you,
So that you would not say, ‘My ^(G)idol has done them,
And my graven image and my molten image have commanded them.’