²² “Let them come and tell us
what will happen.^(A)
Tell us the past events,
so that we may reflect on them
and know the outcome,
or tell us the future.
²³ Tell us the coming events,^(B)
then we will know that you are gods.
Indeed, do something good or bad,
then we will be in awe^[a] when we see it.

²⁶ Who told about this from the beginning,
so that we might know,
and from times past,
so that we might say, ‘He is right’?
No one announced it,
no one told it,
no one heard your words.