Yesaya 48:4
Konteks48:4 I did this 1 because I know how stubborn you are.
Your neck muscles are like iron
and your forehead like bronze. 2
Yesaya 48:8
Konteks48:8 You did not hear,
you do not know,
you were not told beforehand. 3
For I know that you are very deceitful; 4
you were labeled 5 a rebel from birth.
[48:4] 1 tn The words “I did this” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text v. 4 is subordinated to v. 3.
[48:4] 2 sn The image is that of a person who has tensed the muscles of the face and neck as a sign of resolute refusal.
[48:8] 3 tn Heb “beforehand your ear did not open.”
[48:8] 4 tn Heb “deceiving, you deceive.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.