Isaiah 48:8
Context48:8 You did not hear,
you do not know,
you were not told beforehand. 1
For I know that you are very deceitful; 2
you were labeled 3 a rebel from birth.
Isaiah 52:6
Context52:6 For this reason my people will know my name,
for this reason they will know 4 at that time 5 that I am the one who says,
‘Here I am.’”
1 tn Heb “beforehand your ear did not open.”
2 tn Heb “deceiving, you deceive.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
3 tn Or “called” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
4 tn The verb is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).
5 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV).