Isaiah 48:8

“Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened, &c.] This, as Kimchi rightly observes, is said by way of reproof; showing that they were so far from knowing these things before the prophecy of them was given out, that when it was, they did not hearken or listen to them; they did not understand them, nor receive and embrace them, but turned a deaf ear to them; their hearts being hardened, and they given up blindness of mind; which was the case of the Jews, even when the Messiah, the antitype of Cyrus, came, and there was a more clear revelation of Gospel truths, as was foretold, (<230609>Isaiah 6:9,10 <431239> John 12:39,40). To this sense is…”

“heardest not--repeated, as also "knewest not," from Isa 48:7. from that time--Mine anger towards thee. Omit "that." "Yea, from "the first thine ear did not open itself," namely, to obey them [ROSENMULLER]. "To open the ear" denotes obedient attention (Isa 50:5); or, "was not opened" to receive them; that is, they were not declared by Me to thee previously, since, if thou hadst been informed of them, such is thy perversity, thou couldst not have been kept in check [MAURER]. In the former view, the sense of the words following is, "For I knew that, if I had not foretold the destruction of Babylon so plainly that there could be no perverting of it, thou wouldst have perversely ascribed it to…”

“Yea, thou heardest not - This verse is designed to show not only that these events could not have been foreseen by them, but that when they were actually made known to them, they were stupid, dull, and incredulous. It is not only re-affirming what had been said in the previous verses, but is designed to show that they were characteristically and constantly a perverse, hardened, and insensible people. The phrase, ‘thou heardest not,’ therefore means that they did not attend to these things when they were uttered, and were prone to disregard God, and all his predictions and promises. Yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened - The word ‘that’ which is here supplied by our translators,…”

“Yea - The same thing is repeated, because this was so illustrious a proof of the infinite power and providence of God. Thine ear - Thou didst not hear, I did not reveal these things unto thee: for so this phrase of opening the ear is understood, Sa1 9:15. I knew - I knew all these cautions were necessary to cure thine infidelity. Called - Justly, thou wast indeed such. Isaiah 48:9”

“thou heardest: Isa 6:9, Isa 6:10, Isa 26:11, Isa 29:10, Isa 29:11, Isa 42:19, Isa 42:20; Jer 5:21; Mat 13:13-15; Joh 12:39, Joh 12:40 thine ear: Isa 50:5; Psa 40:6, Psa 139:1-4; Jer 6:10 I knew: Isa 48:4, Isa 21:2; Jer 3:7-11, Jer 3:20, Jer 5:11; Hos 5:7, Hos 6:7; Mal 2:11 a transgressor: Deut. 9:7-24; Psa 51:5, Psa 58:3; Eze 16:3-5; Eph 2:3 Isaiah 48:9”