Isaiah 48:5
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
Context
3I foretold the former things long ago;
they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them.
Suddenly I acted, and they came to pass. 4For I knew that you are stubborn;
your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze. 5Therefore I declared it to you long ago;
I announced it before it came to pass,
so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this;
my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’ 6You have heard these things; look at them all.
Will you not acknowledge them?
From now on I will tell you of new things,
hidden things unknown to you. 7They are created now, and not long ago;
you have not heard of them before today.
So you cannot claim,
‘I already knew them!’
English text: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). English audio: Berean Standard Audio Bible.