Isaiah 48:8

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.

Isaiah 48:17

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.

[48:8]  ¹ tn Heb “beforehand your ear did not open.”

[48:8]  ² tn Heb “deceiving, you deceive.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

[48:8]  ³ tn Or “called” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[48:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “your redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[48:17]  ⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.