Isaiah 48:7

Now they come into being, ¹  not in the past; before today you did not hear about them, so you could not say, ‘Yes, ²  I know about them.’

biblegateway Isa 48:7

They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, ‘Yes, I knew of them.’

biblegateway Isa 48:7

"They are created now and not long ago; And before today you have not heard them, So that you will not say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’

biblegateway Isa 48:7

They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’

biblegateway Isa 48:7

This isn't a variation on the same old thing. This is new, brand-new, something you'd never guess or dream up. When you hear this you won't be able to say, 'I knew that all along.'

SABDAweb Isa 48:7

They have only now been effected, and not in the past: and before this day they had not come to your ears; for fear that you might say, I had knowledge of them.

bibleoremus Isa 48:7

They are created now, not long ago; before today you have never heard of them, so that you could not say, "I already knew them."

biblegateway Isa 48:7

They are created now and not from the beginning; And before this day you have not heard them, Lest you should say, ‘Of course I knew them.’

biblegateway Isa 48:7

Now they come into being, ¹  not in the past; before today you did not hear about them, so you could not say, ‘Yes, ²  I know about them.’

¹ tn Heb “are created” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “They are brand new.”

² tn Heb “look”; KJV, NASB “Behold.”