³ I ^(A)declared the former things long ago,
And they went out of My mouth, and I proclaimed them.
^(B)Suddenly I acted, and they ^(C)came to pass.
⁴ Because I know that you are ^[a](D)obstinate,
And your ^(E)neck is an iron tendon
And your ^(F)forehead bronze,
⁵ Therefore I declared them to you long ago,
Before ^[b]they took place I proclaimed them to you,
So that you would not say, ‘My ^(G)idol has done them,
And my carved image and my cast metal image have commanded them.’
⁶ You have heard; look at all this.
And you, will you not declare it?
I proclaim to you ^(H)new things from this time,
Hidden things which you have not known.
⁷ They are created now and not long ago;
And before today you have not heard them,
So that you will not say, ‘Behold, I knew them.’