Isaiah 48:8

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, 1 Samuel 9:15. I knew — I knew all these cautions were necessary to cure thine infidelity. Called — Justly, thou wast indeed such.