Yesaya 48:8

48:8 You did not hear,

you do not know,

you were not told beforehand. ¹ 

For I know that you are very deceitful; ² 

you were labeled ³  a rebel from birth.

Yesaya 59:15

59:15 Honesty has disappeared;

the one who tries to avoid evil is robbed.

The Lord watches and is displeased, ⁴ 

for there is no justice.

[48:8]  ¹ tn Heb “beforehand your ear did not open.”

[48:8]  ² tn Heb “deceiving, you deceive.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis.

[48:8]  ³ tn Or “called” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[59:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “and it is displeasing in his eyes.”