3 Long ago I told you what was going to happen.Then suddenly I took action,and all my predictions came true.
4 For I know how stubborn and obstinate you are.Your necks are as unbending as iron.Your heads are as hard as bronze.
5 That is why I told you what would happen;I told you beforehand what I was going to do.Then you could never say, ‘My idols did it.My wooden image and metal god commanded it to happen!’
6 You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled,but you refuse to admit it.Now I will tell you new things,secrets you have not yet heard.
7 They are brand new, not things from the past.So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’
8 “Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new,things you never heard of before.For I know so well what traitors you are.You have been rebels from birth.
9 Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name,I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.