Isaiah 48:5 meaning and explanation
Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
Isaiah 48:5, Berean Standard Bible
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God is speaking through Isaiah to the exiles in Babylon, a people who bear Israel's name and swear by the LORD yet do so without truth or righteousness. In verses 3 and 5 the LORD says he announced events long before they happened, then acted suddenly.
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