4 I knew you were stubborn;your neck was like an iron muscle,and your head was like bronze.
5 So a long time ago I told you about these things;I told you about them before they happenedso you couldn’t say, ‘My idols did this,and my wooden and metal statues made these things happen.’
6 “You heard and saw everything that happened,so you should tell this news to others.Now I will tell you about new things,hidden things that you don’t know yet.
7 These things are happening now, not long ago;you have not heard about them before today.So you cannot say, ‘We already knew about that.’
8 But you have not heard me; you have not understood.Even long ago you did not listen to me.I knew you would surely turn against me;you have fought against me since you were born.
9 But for my own sake I will be patient.People will praise me for not becoming angryand destroying you.
10 I have made you pure, but not by fire, as silver is made pure.I have purified you by giving you troubles.