Isaiah 48:2-5 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

2. You call Jerusalem your homeand say you depend on me,the Lord All-Powerful,the God of Israel.

3. Long ago I announcedwhat was going to be,then without warning,I made it happen.

4. I knew you were stubbornand hard-headed.

5. And I told you these things,so that when they happenedyou would not say,“The idols we worship did this.”

Isaiah 48