48:8 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.
48:17 This is what the Lord, your protector, 4 says,
the Holy One of Israel: 5
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you how to succeed,
who leads you in the way you should go.
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 Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.
5 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.