Isaiah 48:8

American Standard Version

Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

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Isaiah 48:8 in other translations

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.

Isaiah 48:8 · World English Bible

Isaiah 48:8 in context

  1. 6Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
  2. 7They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
  3. 8Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
  4. 9For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
  5. 10Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.