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.
[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).
