Therefore I declared it to you long ago; I announced it before it came to pass, so that you could not claim, ‘My idol has done this; my carved image and molten god has ordained it.’
I foretold the former things long ago; they came out of My mouth and I proclaimed them. Suddenly I acted, and they came
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women standing by—a great ass
that have been known for ages.’
I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and a
Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him
I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.