48:8 You did not hear,
you do not know,
you were not told beforehand. 2
For I know that you are very deceitful; 3
you were labeled 4 a rebel from birth.
1 tn Heb “by which the servants of the king of Assyria have insulted me.”
2 tn Heb “beforehand your ear did not open.”
3 tn Heb “deceiving, you deceive.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.
4 tn Or “called” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).