Isaiah 48:5
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I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.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.’
In other translations
I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.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.’
Hebrew words
וָאַגִּידva'agidand I declared [them]H5046לְךָlekhato youמֵאָזme'azfrom thenH227בְּטֶרֶםbeterem<in> beforeH2962תָּבוֹאtavo'it cameH935הִשְׁמַעְתִּיךָhishma'tikhaI proclaimed to youH8085פֶּן־pen-lestH6435תֹּאמַרtomaryou should sayH559עָצְבִּי'atzebiidol myH6090עָשָׂם'asamit did themH6213וּפִסְלִיufisliand carved image myH6459וְנִסְכִּיveniskiand molten image myH5262צִוָּם׃tzivamit commanded themH6680
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