Isaiah 48:16-17

The Lord's Call to Israel

¹⁶ _y Draw near to me, hear this:
from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
from the time it came to be I have been there."
And now _z the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit.

¹⁷ Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
"I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you to profit,
who leads you in the way you should go.

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 45:19
   I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek me in vain.' I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 61:1
   The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
   

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