Thou hast neither known, nor understood, neither from the beginning have I opened thine ears: for I knew that thou wouldest surely deal treacherously, and wouldest be called a transgressor even from the womb.
GNV
Isaiah 48:8
Yet thou heardest them not, neither diddest know them, neither yet was thine eare opened of olde: for I knewe that thou wouldest grieuously transgresse: therefore haue I called thee a transgressour from the wombe.
Parallel Translations
You have neither known, nor understood, neither from the beginning have I opened your ears: for I knew that you would surely deal treacherously, and would be called a transgressor even from the womb.
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Yes, you didn’t hear. Yes, you didn’t know. Yes, from of old your ear was not opened, for I knew that you dealt very treacherously, and were called a transgressor from the womb.
Cross References
Psalms 58:3Hosea 5:7John 12:39–40Isaiah 42:19–20Ezekiel 16:3–5Jeremiah 6:10Matthew 13:13–15Malachi 2:11Deuteronomy 9:7–24Jeremiah 5:11Isaiah 21:2Psalms 51:5Ephesians 2:3Isaiah 48:4Jeremiah 3:7–11
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