Declarethe thingsthat are going to comeafterward,That we may knowthat you are gods;Indeed,dogoodor evil,that we may anxiously lookabout us and feartogether.
Wellthen,whereare your wisemen?Pleaselet them tellyou, And let them understandwhatthe LORDof hostsHas purposedagainstEgypt.
"Behold,the formerthingshave cometo pass,Now I declarenewthings;Beforethey springforthI proclaim[them] to you."
Allthe nationshave gatheredtogetherSo that the peoplesmay be assembled.Whoamong them can declarethisAnd proclaimto us the formerthings?Let them presenttheir witnessesthat they may be justified,Or let them hearand say,"It is true."
"Declareand setforth[your case]; Indeed,let them consulttogether.Whohas announcedthisfrom of old?Who has longsincedeclaredit? Is it not I, the LORD?And thereis nootherGodbesidesMe, A righteousGodand a Savior;Thereis noneexceptMe.
"I will giveyou the treasuresof darknessAnd hiddenwealthof secretplaces,So that you may knowthat it is I, The LORD,the Godof Israel,who callsyou by your name.
"They liftit upon the shoulder[and] carryit; They setit in its placeand it stands[there]. It does not movefrom its place.Thoughone may cryto it, it cannotanswer;It cannotdeliverhim from his distress.
"Like a scarecrowin a cucumberfieldare they, And they cannotspeak;They mustbe carried,Becausethey cannotwalk!Do not fearthem, For they can donoharm,Norcan they doanygood."
that ifyou do not makethe dreamknownto me, there is only onedecreefor you. For you have agreedtogetherto speaklyingand corruptwordsbeforeme untilthe situationis changed;thereforetellme the dream,that I may knowthat you can declareto me its interpretation."
"From nowon I am tellingyou before[it] comesto pass,sothat whenit does occur,you may believethat I am[He].
SAYSTHE LORD,WHO MAKESTHESE THINGSKNOWNFROM LONG AGO.
