⁸ “Remember this, and ·do not forget it [be firm/steadfast]!
    Think about these things, you ·who turn against God [rebels; transgressors].
⁹ Remember ·what happened long ago [^Lthe former things of antiquity].
    Remember that I am God, and there is no other God.
    I am God, and there is no one like me.
¹⁰ From the beginning I told you what would happen in the end.
    ·A long time ago [From ancient times] I told you things that have not yet happened.
·When I plan something, it happens [^L…saying, “My counsel will stand”].
    What I want to do, I will do.
¹¹ I am calling a man from the east to carry out my plan;
    he will come like a ·hawk [bird of prey; eagle] from a country far away.
I will make what I have said come true;
    I will do what I have planned.
¹² Listen to me, you stubborn ·people [hearted],
    who are far from ·what is right [righteousness].
¹³ I ·will soon do the things that are right [^Lam bringing my righteousness near].
    ·I will bring salvation soon[^LIt is not far away].
I will save ·Jerusalem [^LZion; ^Cthe location of the Temple]
    ·and bring glory to Israel [^LIsrael, my splendor/glory].”