English Bible Presentation Sharing - Isaiah Book, chapter 48, verse 30 in Erven Version

Isaiah 48 : 1 (ERVEN)

The Lord says, "Family of Jacob, listen to me! You people call yourself 'Israel,' but you are from Judah's family. You use the Lord's name to make promises. You claim to worship the God of Israel, but you are not honest and sincere.

Isaiah 48 : 2 (ERVEN)

"Yes, you call yourselves citizens of the Holy City, those who depend on the God of Israel. The Lord All-Powerful is his name.

Isaiah 48 : 3 (ERVEN)

"Long ago I told you what would happen. I told you about these things. And suddenly I made them happen.

Isaiah 48 : 4 (ERVEN)

I did that because I knew you were stubborn. You were like iron that will not bend; your heads were as hard as bronze.

Isaiah 48 : 5 (ERVEN)

So long ago I told you what would happen. I told you about those things long before they happened. I did this so that you could not say, 'The gods we made did this. Our idols, our statues, made this happen.'"

Isaiah 48 : 6 (ERVEN)

"You heard what I said would happen. And you can see it has all been done. Shouldn't you tell this to others? Now I will tell you about new things, secrets you have not known before.

Isaiah 48 : 7 (ERVEN)

This is something that is happening now, not long ago. You have not heard about it before today. So you cannot say, 'We already knew that.'

Isaiah 48 : 8 (ERVEN)

But even in the past, you didn't listen. You didn't learn anything. You never listen to what I say. I have always known that you would turn against me. You have rebelled against me from the time you were born.

Isaiah 48 : 9 (ERVEN)

"But I will be patient. I will do this for myself. People will praise me for not becoming angry and destroying you. You will praise me for waiting.

Isaiah 48 : 10 (ERVEN)

"Look, I will make you pure, but not in the way you make silver pure. I will make you pure by giving you troubles.

Isaiah 48 : 11 (ERVEN)

I will do this for myself�for me! I will not let you treat me as if I am not important. I will not let some false god take my glory and praise.

Isaiah 48 : 12 (ERVEN)

"Jacob, listen to me! Israel, I called you to be my people. So listen to me! I am the Beginning, and I am the End.

Isaiah 48 : 13 (ERVEN)

I made the earth with my own hands. My right hand made the sky. And if I call them, they will come to stand before me.

Isaiah 48 : 14 (ERVEN)

"All of you, come here and listen to me. Did any of the false gods say these things would happen? No!" The Lord's friend will do what he wants to Babylon and the Chaldeans.

Isaiah 48 : 15 (ERVEN)

"I told you that I would call him. I will lead him, and I will make him succeed.

Isaiah 48 : 16 (ERVEN)

Come here and listen to me! I was there when Babylon began as a nation. And from the beginning, I spoke clearly so that people could know what I said." Now the Lord God sends me and his Spirit to tell you these things.

Isaiah 48 : 17 (ERVEN)

The Lord, the Savior, the Holy One of Israel, says, "I am the Lord your God. I teach you for your own good. I lead you in the way you should go.

Isaiah 48 : 18 (ERVEN)

If you had obeyed me, then peace would have come to you like a full flowing river. Good things would have come to you again and again, like the waves of the sea.

Isaiah 48 : 19 (ERVEN)

If you had obeyed me, you would have had as many children as there are grains of sand. And they would have always been mine and would never have been destroyed."

Isaiah 48 : 20 (ERVEN)

My people, leave Babylon! My people, run from the Chaldeans! Tell the news with joy. Spread the news around the world. Tell them, "The Lord rescued his servant Jacob."

Isaiah 48 : 21 (ERVEN)

They never got thirsty as he led them through the desert, because he made water flow from a rock. He split the rock, and water flowed out.

Isaiah 48 : 22 (ERVEN)

But the Lord also said, "There is no peace for evil people."