Isaiah 45:18-24

The Voice

¹⁸Indeed, He who created the universe—heavens and earth—gave it form and shape.
The Eternal alone set it all in motion;
He didn’t make it a disorganized wasteland but made it a beautiful and comfortable home.

Eternal One: I am the Eternal One, and there is no other god who exists.
¹⁹        I didn’t whisper in secret or mumble in the darkness;
    I didn’t say to Jacob’s children:
        “Look around the desert and try to find Me.”
    No, I am the Eternal One. I will speak clearly what is right and true.

²⁰    Come, come. Gather around, all who survived among the nations.
        They have no idea what a real God is
    As they coddle their wooden idols,
        and pray to worthless images that cannot save them.
²¹    Go ahead, talk among yourselves. Present your case.
        Now, who declared what would happen long ago?
    Who predicted how these events would turn out at this time?
        Was it not I, the Eternal One? There is no other God but Me.
    I alone am the righteous God and Savior. There is no other.

²²    So turn your back on those idols and your face to Me.
        I will save you, wherever you are, to the ends of the earth,
    For I am God. There is none other.
²³    I make this solemn vow; I have spoken a word—
        faithful and true—and it will not return; it will be done.
    My words have wings; they will be accomplished;
        every knee will bow down to Me.
    Every tongue will swear allegiance to Me.^[a]