Isaiah 45:16-18

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁶ Many people make false gods,
    but they will be disappointed.
    All of them will go away ashamed.
¹⁷ But Israel will be saved by the Lord.
    That salvation will continue forever.
    Never again will Israel be shamed.
¹⁸ The Lord is God.
    He made the skies and the earth.
    He put the earth in its place.
He did not want the earth to be empty when he made it.
    He created it to be lived on.
“I am the Lord.
    There is no other God.