Verse 4

Isaiah 48:4

Noah Webster Bible

4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִ/דַּעְתִּ֕/י כִּ֥י קָשֶׁ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וְ/גִ֤יד בַּרְזֶל֙ עָרְפֶּ֔/ךָ וּ/מִצְחֲ/ךָ֖ נְחוּשָֽׁה
English Translation
For I know that you are obstinate, and your neck is like iron and your forehead like bronze.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 48 Context
1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the... Focus ↗
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God (Elohim) of Israel; The... Focus ↗
3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth from my mouth, and I showe... Focus ↗
4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I showed it thee: lest th... Focus ↗
6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it ? I have showed ye new things from this ti... Focus ↗
7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardst them not; le... Focus ↗
8 Yes, thou heardst not; yes, thou knewest not; yes, from that time that thy ear was not opened: for I... Focus ↗
9 For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee... Focus ↗
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Focus ↗
11 For my own sake, even for my own sake, will I do it : for how should my name be profaned? and I will... Focus ↗
12 Hearken to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. Focus ↗
13 My hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when... Focus ↗
14 All ye, assemble yourselves and hear; who among them hath declared these things ? The LORD hath love... Focus ↗
15 I, even I, have spoken, yes, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prospe... Focus ↗
16 Come ye near to me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that... Focus ↗
17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God (Elohim), who teach... Focus ↗
18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteou... Focus ↗
19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like its gravel; his name should... Focus ↗
20 Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this,... Focus ↗
21 And they thirsted not, when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the... Focus ↗
22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, to the wicked. Focus ↗